Christopher Eynon explores applying critical reflective practice to his hobby of hiking. He took the Myers-Briggs personality test and discovered he has an ESTJ personality type, which helps explain his pragmatic thought processes. Using the Johari window model, Eynon identified traits known and unknown to himself and others to gain self-awareness. He applied Gibbs' reflective cycle to past hiking experiences to prevent negative self-conscious thoughts and develop an action plan. Eynon concludes that reflecting on his personality type and using tools like the Johari window and Gibbs' cycle have equipped him to overcome self-doubt and continue progressing in his career goals.

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By Christopher Eynon
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3. Hello.
My Name is Christopher Eynon. I am a 20 year old Business & Financial
Management student . The following storyboard is my exploration of the
topic of applying critical reflective practice.
Throughout my presentation I will refer to a hobby of mine that I
commenced in 2014 to present which is hiking. I was introduced to this by
a friend at a who I knew from indoor rock climbing who has sadly passed
away. I went hiking with my friend and his partner who I grew to look up
to as a role model and mentor and believe you can truly see much of life's
complexities in proportion when you are several miles away from the busy
city life in the Northumberland Borders and more recently Kielder
Reservoir forest park.
I will cite hiking terminology that may seem complex but will use this as a
framing device when referencing this to the personal date tools in use.
I hope you gain as much inspiration and knowledge from my storyboard as I
have gained from my own personal reflective journey.
In memory of Mr Andrew “Drew” Worrall (1976- 2015)

4. The two routes of reflection Self awareness
personal data
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Learning personal
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5. Self Awareness
Reflective tools
Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by doing: a guide to teaching and learning methods. Oxford: Further Education Unit.
Luft, J and Ingham, H. (1955). "The Johari window, a graphic model of interpersonal awareness". Proceedings of the
western training laboratory in group development (Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles).
Myers, K and Briggs, I. (1944). Briggs Myers Type Indicator Handbook.
Johari window
Myers-Briggs Personality Test (Myers & Briggs
Gibbs Reflective Cycle (Gibbs 1988)

6. Myers-Briggs Personality Test
My result following taking the MB personality test gave
This personality group tends to compromise of 25% of accountancy students
(Baker, Bealing and Russo 2006) and is the second most common reported
personality type for chartered accountants and is marked by such descriptive
words as direct, outspoken, structured and systemic in approach and dealings
(Myers and Briggs 1944).
Further ESTJ group individuals tend to strive much of their focus and motivation
from subjects and topics which can benefit them directly in learning for their
prescribed job role and tend to therefore be more pragmatic in thought process
which I agreed with.
Interestingly also, ESTJ’s top career fields are audit accountancy and
outsourced business consulting due to the logical and responsive nature
(Geoffreys 2015). Following on from my research further in the ESTJ I can find
much truth in this personality to my own character.
This I believed allowed me to view a clear footpath in the previously unknown
terrain of my personality. Further this allows me to read more about the
personality group and walk this path further knowing I am hiking towards my
goal of enlightenment along the correct route!
Baker, Bealing and Russo (2006).Personality: What It Takes To Be An Accountant. The
Accounting Educators' Journal.
Barron-Tieger, Barbara; Tieger, Paul D. (1995). Do what you are: discover the perfect career
for you through the secrets of personality type. Boston: Little, Brown

7. Johari Window

8. Johari Window-
Known to self
Aspirational
Cheerful
Logical
Trustworthy
knowledgeable

9. Johari
window-
Not known
to self
Adaptable
helpful
Bold
kind
Brave
patient
Calm
responsive
Cheerful
searching
Complex
Confident
Dignified
Happy

10. Johari window-
Not known to others and unknown
Able sentimental
Caring spontaneous
Dignified witty
Dependable
Giving
Powerful
Religious
Self conscious
sensible

11. Using the Gibbs cycle to prevent self
conscious negativity
Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by doing: a guide to teaching
and learning methods. Oxford: Further Education Unit.
ESTJ

12. My own reflection
From my reflection I would like to become more self aware and more in tune with my abilities and not
become influenced by self doubt.
My discovery of my personality type have aided me invaluably and I now feel equipped to help cater my
actions with the alignment found in the personality to help improve my learning.
However overall my main discovery was that it is natural to underestimate our self when looking
introspectively and it is often valuable to ask colleagues and fellow students for feedback on our actions
to help us improve and move towards.
For a more effective tool to aid me in analysing past events, the Gibbs cycle proved invaluable. This
means I can view the actions, how I felt and therefore how can I continue the good and negate the bad.
Then to ask myself more often which method would be most suited for ESTJ would have handled a
situation.
I know now, however that due to using the Gibbs tool I can identify an action plan to not get faltered by
illusory negative thoughts. This is testament to many moments in life when self consciousness has
seeped into my thoughts before events that make me think of failure. But such thoughts are proven
wrong when I succeed which can lead to confliction.
The Gibbs cycle can then allow me to adopt my personality type to reinforce my original belief of
success and not be influenced by a self consciousness that is not viewed by others as shown in the
empirical evidence of the Johari Window.
Although the onward hike is on a guided but challenging career path , I now feel I have the drive,
equipment and knowledge to complete it and march onwards to the peak!