THE FREE GUY MOVIE REFLECTION WRITE-UP

1. In the movie, Guy is fixated on the guys with sunglasses. The guys with sunglasses were heroes. We
soon discover that the guys in sunglasses are real-world players who rob, kill, and destroy. They’re not
heroes, they’re criminals. The world is full of people you can look up to. Many of these people you
respect and want to be like are great people. They’re ones you should follow. However, we have to be
careful of who we look up to. As an immersion student who will learn by observing others and
mimicking their attributes.

(1) Can you name a time in your life where you followed the wrong people?

(2) As you transition from high school to college or work who are the people that you look up to that
inspire you to pursue your dream job?

2. Millie knew that Keys was smart. Keys always doubted his own skills. He didn’t think he was smart.
This held him back. It kept him somewhere he shouldn’t have been. Leaders struggle with this as well.
We often call it the imposter syndrome. We think we’re not good enough. We think we’ve faked our
way through. We don’t know how capable we are.

a. To be more self-aware, what are your achievements or skills?

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b. How often do you think that these achievements are just coincidences or you don’t deserve them that
much?

Not at all Sometime Often Always

c. From the three things that you have listed above, how can you apply these things to college or work?

d. The following are the examples of ways to prevent imposter syndrome and to believe in oneself.
Make sure to add your own steps that you are willing to take to pursue your career/college dream.

a. Cultivate self-compassion.

b. Let go of perfectionism.

c. Learn from others.

d. ______________________

e. ______________________
3. Guy wears the same blue shirt, brown khaki pants, and coffee every day. Guy only does routine tasks
that can be described as incredibly basic. One of the film's lessons is to put on your sunglasses, to take
charge, and to initiate change. Now, as you transition from a high school student to a fully-grown young
adult, what are the lessons you learned in high school that you believe will be the most useful in
preparing you for your career?

4. A key theme in the movie focuses on the protagonist struggling to understand the world he is in.
However, ultimately, it is his soft skills (communication, social awareness, etc.) that enable him to
overcome his struggles.

a. For you, what soft skills do you think you are currently good at?

b. What soft skills do you need to work on?

i. What are your ways to develop these skills?

ii. How will it help you on your career path?

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