Values and Blind Square

Some of the core values that I live by are being responsible, honest, respect for self and others. During the Blind Square task, I was being honest by closing my eyes at all times. Because it was my first time participating in this Blind Square activity, I didn’t know what to do other than following instructions. I have to admit that having my eyes closed and trying to move around for 30 min in my heels wasn’t a fun task. But I did my best to collaborate with the group. I tried to listen to instructions and respected people’s opinions in figuring out the best way to form the square. To be a good leader, I have to be responsible for my tasks. If I don’t perform as well as I expected on certain things, I would be honest and accept my responsibilities, get feedbacks from others, learn from my mistakes and improve the next time around.

During this team-building exercise, our class took a long time to form a square because some of us were inexperienced and there was no process in place. If we keep repeating the exercise, I believe we would be better at it and form the square successfully. When we do something more than once, we’ve gained more experience from doing it. To me, an incentive to do this exercise is to get the job done successfully and gain new experience. To some others, their incentive to do the exercise maybe different. It could be getting extra credit or having joy from doing group activities. I respect people's opinions but I don't have to agree with them. After all, we are all different and we may have different motivations to get any task done.