Following on from my PVG being sent away to be updated last week I am still waiting on Craig getting back to me to say it has returned so as of yet I have not been able to start my placement.

In Fridays seminar last week Romie set us the task of career planning and taught us on how to be able to reflect. She gave us out booklets in which we used the session to work through. The first page contained a structure of our life from birth until now and we had to write what our most successful moment has been in our life so far. For me this was being accepted into University after failing to be accepted when I first applied when leaving school. When I got knocked back from University when I first applied it was a massive confidence knock for me and I constantly thought that I wasn’t good enough or smart enough. I also have a twin sister who had gotten accepted into the University courses that I went for as well so this made it even more difficult for me and put a lot of pressure on me. As I didn’t get accepted anywhere I worked full-time for a year instead, I gained a job as an assistant development officer which made me realise I really wanted to work within the sport development industry and gave me great experience in which I believe helped me to get into university when I applied the next year.

When reflecting on this during the seminar it made me feel really proud of myself and how far along I have came. Thinking back to how demotivated and upset I felt about not getting in to now looking at myself as a third year sport student at Stirling made me feel really good about myself and motivated me to try and do well.

-Rebecca