Self-Reflection for Motivation: MGT501 Report, MBA Program

This report delves into the concept of self-reflection as a catalyst for motivation, particularly within the context of pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA). It examines how self-reflection, through the analysis of personal thoughts and experiences, can foster leadership skills and facilitate self-learning. The report highlights the Gibbs Reflective Cycle as a framework for learning from experiences and applying these learnings to future actions. The student reflects on their decision to undertake an MBA, outlining their desire to become an entrepreneur and the skills they hope to gain, such as leadership, communication, and teamwork. The report discusses past experiences in a family business and how these experiences motivated the student to pursue an MBA to solve business problems and enhance their skills. The student outlines their approach to the program, including how they will actively participate in class and apply their learning to their future career goals.

Running head: SELF-REFLECTION FOR MOTIVATION
SELF-REFLECTION FOR MOTIVATION
Name of Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Introduction
Self-reflection helps in developing leadership skills in individuals with the help of
properly interpreting, analyzing one’s own thoughts and it can also act as a source of motivation
through self-learning (Gregersen & MacIntyre, 2017). Self-reflection helps in self-awareness.
Self-reflection helps in learning about self and applying the same into real life practical
situations. It helps in developing skills such that in case an individual is faced with a similar
situation in future they can face the situation properly. The main aim of the study is to provide a
self-reflection and create motivation through such self-reflection for the purpose of undertaking a
post-graduate study. The paper will discuss about the defining business, the reason for the
selection of the course, past experience and various others.
Discussion

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Figure 1: Gibbs Reflective Cycle
Source: (Husebø, O'Regan & Nestel, 2015)
The Gibbs Reflective cycle was introduced by Professor Graham Gibbs for the purpose
of learning by doing. This model can be used for the purpose of reflecting from various
situations that an individual undergoes and for learning from such experiences and applying the
learning in the future actions of an individual. This model goes through six main stages
description, feeling, evaluation, analysis, and conclusion and action plan.
The term business refers to association of people that is engaged in carrying out various
activities of manufacturing, services or various others for the purpose of earning profits through
its goods and services and by serving the needs of its customers. Customers are central for
ensuring the profitability of the business because a business can ensure its existence in the
market through loyal customers and customer satisfaction. I have chosen this course of masters
of business administration because I want to become an entrepreneur and carry out a successful
business with the objective of not only earning profits for the success of my business but by also
satisfying the customers’ needs and meeting their requirements.
MBA can help me in achieving this goal by imparting me various sets of skills,
competencies and knowledge that can help me in my business. I can learn various skills such as
leadership skills, communication skills, team work, negotiation skills; conflict resolution skills
and various other skills and it would also make an addition to my educational qualification. With
the help of all these skills and knowledge I can carry out my business operations successfully and
also manage my people properly and also will help me in meeting the customer’s needs. I was
very scared and excited before undergoing the program because of various reasons such as I

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would meet new people and I was not sure how they would talk to me. The overall experience
was however good.
I have done bachelors of business administration so there were many experiences in the
past that made me feel that I should be undertaking the post graduate program of masters of
business administration. Whatever knowledge I had acquired through my bachelors of business
administration was applied by me in working with my father. My father has a textile business
and I used to work part time in his business and that is where my interest in business generated
by working with him. I found myself in many situations of problems such as problems related to
shortage of material, problems related to various conflicts between my father and various
workers, lack of proper communication between the staff and the staff and my father and various
others. I thought that these problems can easily be solved with the help of the knowledge and
skills that could be acquired by me for facing all these problems more effectively. It was then
that I decided that I can help my father in his business by carrying out all the operations properly
if I undertake the MBA program. Moreover, I had a Bachelor’s degree in the same field so I
would be adding on my qualifications by undertaking the course and the knowledge acquired by
me in bachelors of business administration can help me in enhancing my knowledge and skills. I
have leant a lot of theories in my BBA course and this theoretical knowledge can be applied by
me into practical life through MBA degree.
The post graduate degree provided by the Torrens University provides for opportunities
for applying the knowledge across various disciplines of business, it helps in making ethical
team decision making (www.torrens.edu.au., 2019). The course aims at providing problem
solving skills, provide the required skills to make use of the business software in order to analyze
all business data and it also helps in evaluating the business risks. I will ensure that outcomes of

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the course are met by taking part in various business projects and activities during the course to
ensure that I can learn various skills such as team making, by taking part in various business
activities I can develop my leadership skills and various other skills. I will apply all the skills that
I have learned in my solving the different issues that my fathers business is being faced with and
this will also prepare me for my own business in future.
In order to ensure that I am getting the maximum benefits from my course I will
undertake various group studies, I will take the initiatives of clearing any doubts that I have with
my studies with my teachers, I will try to score good marks and along with that I will take part in
all activities to learn the necessary skills. I can apply my studies in future because the knowledge
and skills that have been gained by me during the course can be used by me in my own startup.
The goals that I will set for this course is to gain all the required skills, competencies and
knowledge that can help me in carrying out my business successfully and efficiently.
Conclusion
From the above discussion it can be concluded that self-reflection can help in analyzing,
interpreting various experiences properly in order to draw various learning from the same and
application of the same learning into practical experiences such that in case an individual is faced
with similar situations in future they will be in a better position to face the situation. The paper
highlights about the personal experiences in past and the way the self-reflection can help in self-
motivation such that post graduate studies can be undertaken. The paper also discusses about the
Gibbs reflective cycle that is one of the best models that can be used for the purpose of self-
reflection.

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References
Gregersen, T. S., & MacIntyre, P. D. (2017). Idiodynamics: An innovative method to build
emotional intelligence through systematic self-assessment/reflection/critique.
In Innovative practices in language teacher education (pp. 33-53). Springer, Cham.
Husebø, S. E., O'Regan, S., & Nestel, D. (2015). Reflective practice and its role in
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www.torrens.edu.au. (2019). Torrens University Australia. Retrieved from
https://www.torrens.edu.au/