Action Plan

During this internship, I have experienced many things that have challenged me to grow within the profession of recreation and personally. In order for me to set myself apart as a valuable employee at the camp, I will need to continue to put forth my best efforts at the camp in several areas. As I continue my internship here at the camp, I must take initiative with various tasks around the camp that are different from my regular duties so that I can stand out as an employee that is willing to go the extra mile for the company. Also, I must perform at a level of high quality with the various tasks that I perform around camp with the programming team. I must also follow-thru with various tasks that I complete by over communicating with my work associates and the guests that I serve so that I make sure all of the needs are met in the best way possible. In order for me to become the most valuable employee that I can be, learning new things must always be a high priority and I should not be stubborn in my routine ways.

Communicating with my fellow co-workers has been a constant learning experience for me because many of these workers I have never interacted with before this internship and I must learn to appreciate their various communication styles because everyone is different. In order to develop better communication skills, I will need to continue to speak with my co-workers on an individual basis so that I am not distracted by the communication styles of other individuals that could be participating in the conversation. Also, asking clarifying questions needs to be a priority when I am conversing with others about various work projects because sometimes if I do not ask those questions it can hurt my ability to perform the task correctly and efficiently. In conversing with my work associates, I will better be able to understand the way that they think and interact with others as well as their strengths as part of the team in the work environment.

In order for me to continue to utilize my strengths to impact the camp, I must focus on those strengths and not worry about my weaknesses. Since I have been constantly focusing on recreation activities, I will need to continue to take a leadership role in those activities. One of my biggest strengths is my dedication to my work and being responsible for the tasks which I have been given and in order for me to effectively impact the camp I need to use that hard-working personality to complete my work projects. Also, I have the ability to relate to other individuals because I am a great listener and am willing to accept personal differences. I must use that strength to form good relationships with the summer staff that I am going to be interacting with from now until the end of the summer.