Thing 5: Reflective Practice

Writing reflectively I find very difficult.  I have been working towards chartership for (mumble) a couple of years (mumble...and some) but one thing I struggle to do is write reflectively.  For some reason it has been easier in some of these blogs posts but can still see the strong thread of descriptive narrative coming through.

Reflecting on the CPD 23 Things I feel that I may not have learnt many news 'things' or tools but having that time out of the day or working week to explore my own CPD has been useful.  I've looked at my working practice as well as my approach to chartership in a whole new light.  Although I might not always necessarily have the time I find that I make time, even if its only 5 minutes to draft a blog post to go back to later on.  

For work I am often asked to write a blog post on a subject of event I have attended and have been finding it difficult to do, and often difficult to get started.  This blog as well as the 'things' so far have helped me to develop my writing skills and I feel more comfortable writing posts.

I've discovered my second wind regarding my chartership too and have more of a focus on how I want it to look.  I've been struggling with the reflective writing piece as part of the portfolio and have decided to look at it in sections, take a section and write it as I would one of these posts.

So reflecting on the CPD 23 Things, so far I feel I have developed already in some areas...wonder how I will feel by the 23rd Thing!