Personality Development and Portfolio

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Personality Development and Portfolio
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Part 1: Self-Awareness
1a. Personal Introduction
I am a student of the Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland. I have been born and
brought up in Dublin and have spent my childhood here itself. I have done my primary as
well as secondary schooling from the Country Cavan where I have acquired knowledge in the
subjects like English, Mathematics, Science, History as well as Music, Geography and Art.
Apart from the English language, I have learnt other languages as well, like, Irish, French and
German. However, it is since then that I have gained my interest in the English Language and
I decided to learn more about the language. Apart from my degree and my academics, I have
a varied types of hobbies. Among everything sports is something that I excel at. I have been
playing basketball since my childhood and have also played in the school as well as national
team. However I had to drop off playing in the national team due to my higher studies. In
accordance with this, I also have interests in social work, and I love to feed the roadside
animals. Photography is actually my passion and my camera and nature is something that
helps me find peace within my own self.
1b. Short & Long term Goals
I have just finished my post-graduation in English Literature from the University of
Dublin, in Ireland and now am planning to pursue my further studies in a Post Graduate
Diploma Course in Journalism, Mass-Communication and Public Relations. Since
photography is my passion, I see myself pursuing it and giving justice to my interests. I am
planning on to do an internship in an advertisement agency during the summer vacation of
the course that I am going to pursue. They indeed have it integrated in their course, however,
I also have plans onto shooting a short film along with my friends or shoot an advertisement.
Along with these, and with an English Literature and Mass Communication background, I

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will be able to communicate easily and the career options will turn feasible. In the long tern, I
see myself working for a popular advertisement agency or any film production, where I can
make use of my degrees and knowledge.
1c. Personal Values
Personal values are something that we possess and it includes the characteristic and
the behaviours that motivate us and helps us to be a better person.as a person I am extremely
kind and whatever comes on my way, receives an honest decision or a response (Parks-
Leduc, Feldman, and Bardi 2015). People can easily depend on me since I am responsible
enough to carry on any sort of task with proper expertise. I love adventures and challenges
excite me much. I make sure that I complete a task in proper time, with the utmost perfection
and sincerity, keeping a strong determination and understanding of the topic. In accordance
with all these, I am extremely friendly and have fellow feeling towards others. I make sure
that the people I work with are comfortable enough, working with me, and they receive a
positive vibe from my side.
1d. Definition of success
Success according to me is the fact of achieving respect or fame or wealth. It is
always doing one’s best in whatever one does. The secret of success is nothing but devotion
and putting one’s heart, mind and intelligence as well as his soul in the smallest acts and tasks
that he performs (York, Gibson and Rankin 2015). One can perform his best only if he has a
proper, written and concrete goal. Success according to my perception is the apprehension
that there is a slight difference between one’s need and want. If the basic needs and
requirements are fulfilled, with the strong belief within oneself that he or she can and has the
capability, then nothing can stop him from being successful (Heitner, Kahn and Sherman
2013). Success for a person is also about maintaining the effective balance between one’s
profession and his passion. Working without passion is eventually useless and if a person is

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unable to sort out his priorities in his work, he cannot achieve success. He should try to do all
the important tasks without spending time in the unimportant ones. Fear is one’s greatest
enemy. A person must overcome his fear in order to achieve success. As we have learnt from
our childhood days, failures are the pillars of success. It is not that if one fails, he cannot ever
be successful. Giving up is not the policy. People should keep trying hard. Nothing should
stop a person from trying hard, neither loss of confidence nor any kind of physical disability.
However one should remain grounded even if one achieves or believes in something and
must have the control of one’s own destiny (Petty 2014). Treating people well, and following
one’s own path overcoming all the obstacles actually help people to achieve success.
According to Charles Lindbergh, Success is not something that is measured by the
accomplishments of a man. Instead it is measured by the opposition he has encountered, and
the courage with which he has maintained his struggle against all obstacles and hurdles.
Lastly, a person who tries to live alone will never succeed in live. Companionship and
finding love is essential for attaining success.
1e. Expectations of this Degree
I have decided to pursue this degree that I am going to pursue on Mass
Communication, Journalism and Public Relations primarily because this would help walk
towards my dream and achieve success in the same. Also as a mass media representative,
people would expect me to have responsibility and self-awareness about the subject and the
task, and pursue fair reporting. It would provide me the opportunity to engage actively with
the world and communicate with the people globally. The scope of this degree is pretty vast
and it would provide me the opportunities to venture into the careers in news channels, radio
channels, print media, and advertisements as well as in the Public Relation firms of the
country. This degree most importantly will be an opportunity to expand my network. I would
gain experiences in field studies and also I expect this course to open up doors of my future to