Project Reflection: A Sample Essay For Inspiration & Mimicking

This short essay is a self-reflection on how our group did in writing our proposal. I will discuss what I would do differently next time, what would I keep the same and the most important business skills I learned throughout this process and others within the course; I will also note why learning these skills has been important to me.
The project was a “working together” activity, which right off the bat was a problem. We are a technology-driven society and I am just as much at fault as everyone else. It is much easier to do things while you sit at home in your room and work on your own computer. Meeting out in public takes time out from our lives and it is hard to get everyone to match their schedules. But even that was not the hardest part. For me the trying all to pay attention when we were working for our 2-hour meeting was a nightmare. Someone was always on their laptop and someone else on the phone. I realized how hard it is for any of us to shut off our devices. This is like death for us. And then to do something like talk to each other like older people used to do; well, I just don’t know how they lasted that long.
What I would keep the same is probably the team I worked with because I like them all and everyone did their fair share of the work. Mind you we couldn’t seem to do it all in the same place, but we were good when we went home and finished off what we needed to do on our own. What I would get rid of; well not to sound too much like an old person, but I would make everyone leave their phones, tablets and computers away from the meeting.
This was a good learning experience for me, not because of the work itself, but because of the experience of what it is like to work “old school.” I can definitely say that this will be one of my highlights of the course. That and the idea of preparing a pretty cool idea I would definitely like to partake in for helping other people. I’ve always liked to help other people out so taking on a task such as volunteering for the organization we chose is pretty rewarding for me. Overall, this was a good learning experience. I would do it again in a heartbeat.