Analysis, Insight, and the Leader I Became Through the Better World Project

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Every journey reaches a moment of clarity — a point where the work you’ve done, the lessons you’ve learned, and the growth you’ve achieved converge into understanding. The Better World Project was not simply a checklist or compliance task; it was a mirror, a catalyst, and a map. As I conclude this experience, it is important to step back, analyze the process, and reflect intentionally on how the project shaped me as a leader, a woman, a mother, and a servant to my community.

This final post examines the project through three reflective frameworks: the SWOT Analysis, the Johari Window, and the Kolb Experiential Learning Cycle. These tools reveal not only what I did, but who I became throughout this journey.

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SWOT Analysis: Understanding the Internal and External Landscape

Strengths

My greatest strengths in this project were self-awareness, emotional resilience, and commitment. I entered this experience already possessing the capacity to reflect deeply and lead compassionately. My writing, my spiritual grounding, and my ability to analyze my own experiences allowed me to extract meaning from every component. I embraced the work, even when it was uncomfortable, because I recognized that growth demands honesty.

Weaknesses

A major weakness I confronted was overextension. I often give more than I receive, and I push myself to function at a high level even when depleted. This project exposed how easily emotional and physical fatigue can accumulate when boundaries are unclear. I learned that neglecting my own wellbeing diminishes my ability to lead effectively.

Opportunities

This project created opportunities for deeper healing, professional advancement, and greater clarity in my leadership identity. It strengthened my voice and provided tangible evidence of my commitment to personal mastery. It also expanded my Wings of Courage platform, allowing me to transform private reflections into public wisdom.

Threats

The primary threats were emotional burnout and external pressures. During this project, I navigated complex professional situations, challenging personalities, and emotionally charged environments. These experiences had the potential to derail my progress. Instead, they became catalysts for my growth.

Through SWOT, I saw clearly that my strengths outweighed my weaknesses, my opportunities outshined my threats, and my development was not accidental — it was intentional.

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Johari Window: What I Knew, What I Learned, and What Was Revealed

The Johari Window helped illuminate parts of myself that were previously hidden, overlooked, or underestimated.

Open Area – What I Knew About Myself

I have always known that I am strong, compassionate, organized, and dedicated. I am a woman who shows up — for others, for my work, and for my responsibilities. These qualities have carried me far in leadership and life.

Blind Area – What Others Knew That I Didn’t

Through feedback and reflection, I learned that others see me as far more influential and emotionally grounding than I realized. My presence brings stability. My ability to articulate complex issues offers clarity. What I saw as “doing my best,” others saw as admirable leadership.

Hidden Area – What I Knew but Rarely Showed

The emotional toll of leadership is something I have always kept private. My fears, my fatigue, my moments of doubt — these were hidden. This project encouraged vulnerability, allowing me to bring more authenticity into my leadership practice.

Unknown Area – What Emerged Unexpectedly

What surprised me most was the emergence of my voice in a deeper, more powerful way. Through writing, advocacy, therapy, and reflection, I discovered a stronger, more assertive version of myself. She is wise, courageous, strategic — and ready to lead in new ways.

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Kolb Experiential Learning Cycle: How the Project Created Transformation

Concrete Experience

Completing each track — emotional care, ethics, physical development, intellectual growth, and service — gave me practical, real-world experiences to reflect on.

Reflective Observation

My journaling, therapy, and blog writing allowed me to examine these experiences thoughtfully, noticing patterns in my leadership style and emotional responses.

Abstract Conceptualization

I connected what I learned to leadership theories, emotional intelligence frameworks, ethical decision-making principles, and stoic philosophy. Meaning emerged through reflection.

Active Experimentation

I applied these insights immediately in my work, communication, boundary-setting, and advocacy. The project did not stay in theory — it shaped how I lead in real time.

Kolb’s model reveals that my learning was not passive; it was applied, integrated, and transformative.

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Recommendations for Future EXEC301 Students

1. Choose a project that speaks to your real life.
   Don’t select something academic or detached. Choose a project that matters personally — it will transform you.
2. Be honest about what needs healing or strengthening.
   Growth begins where avoidance ends.
3. Document everything.
   Screenshots, journals, reflections — you’ll appreciate the record of how far you’ve come.
4. Balance the emotional and the practical.
   Leadership requires both heart and discipline.
5. Allow the project to change you.
   Don’t rush it. Don’t minimize it. Let it refine you.

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This project did not simply develop me — it revealed me.
It sharpened my ethics, strengthened my resilience, deepened my self-awareness, and expanded my capacity to lead with courage, compassion, and truth.

The leader I am today is not the woman who began this project.
And the woman I am becoming will go even further.