Are you willing to listen to others and let others have their voice, even when it might be inconvenient, difficult, or painful to do so?
Yes, I feel like I am bale to listen to others, if those others are not my sister. I like to hear others ideas and opinions so I can form my own opinions, but when it comes to my sister I never listen. I enjoy having conversations with people to shape my ideas and hear alternate opinions, especially when it comes to sports or politics.
When you find yourself in disagreement with someone, do you focus on making your own views heard, or do you stay open to the other person's point of view?
I definitely try to get my view across very clearly and quickly, but I always wait and see what they have to say also. I feel like it is necessary to get your opinions heard in an argument, but it is also important to hear the other side, in case they bring something up that you never thought of. My personality inclines me to get my opinion across, but I am always working on letting the other person talk, and modifying my opinion.
In situations of conflict, do you try to win agreement, or do you seek first to establish trust?
I feel like I usually try to win agreement, because when I am in an argument I am confident and passionate about what I am arguing. The first thing I try to do is present good facts to get them to agree with me, so I can present more of my opinion and try to persuade them to be on my side.
Do you sometimes feel unheard?
Not usually. I am a very loud and opinionated person, so it is kind of hard for me to go unheard. Sometimes I say dumb things and hope I am not heard, but I usually am. Only when I am arguing with my parents do I sometimes feel unheard because they usually don't listen to me and have made up their mind before hand.
Do you take care to keep your relationships alive?
Yes, I always take time to keep my relationships alive. My parents have always stressed to me the importance of never burning bridges, and keeping good relationships with adults and people with influence over me. You never know when your old boss could be your new boss, or bosses can call each other for an opinion on you. For kids I try to be nice to everybody, but if I do not like someone they usually know.
Monday, April 22, 2019
Week 10
1.Once you have watched it, write a short reflection on if you see yourself in this talk.
After watching this TED talk, I can definitely relate to what the speaker was saying about procrastination. When I get a large assignment, I tend to procrastinate it until about a week or two until it is due. I just can not seem to find the motivation to do it until I know that if I don't do it I will fail. I do not know why I do it, but I know I need to work on it. This will bite me in the butt if I do not fix it, because all of my assignments will be long term. I feel like sometimes I do better work when I am under pressure because I know I have to get it done.
2. He makes an interesting point at the end what is it?
The speaker says that everyone is somewhat of a procrastinator, and I agree with him. Nobody gets a huge assignment and does nothing until they get it done, but some are worse than others. It is important to start things early so that you can continuously improve.
3. How did the boxes strike you?
The boxes made me think more about my life and how much of it I have been through. Although I am still young, it seemed that I was through so many of the boxes, it made me think about how after college, my life will plateau.
4. Why would I think it is important for you to watch a rather funny video on procrastination?
Because although it is a very important thing to learn about, putting it in a funny way helps us to really listen to it and understand why we can not procrastinate in the future. It made me think about how much I really do [procrastinate, and how it needs to stop.
5. Show me, or tell me, what your procrastination looks like....one year, in graduate school, I addressed all my Christmas cards (in late August) instead of writing....then I wrote beautiful notes in each card the following month...that year I sent out over 100 cards...avoided writing until October-it wasn't pretty.
When writing my research paper for this class, I started it earlier than I needed to by accident, because I thought the rough draft was due earlier than it was, then I waited until the last minute to edit it and submit it.
After watching this TED talk, I can definitely relate to what the speaker was saying about procrastination. When I get a large assignment, I tend to procrastinate it until about a week or two until it is due. I just can not seem to find the motivation to do it until I know that if I don't do it I will fail. I do not know why I do it, but I know I need to work on it. This will bite me in the butt if I do not fix it, because all of my assignments will be long term. I feel like sometimes I do better work when I am under pressure because I know I have to get it done.
2. He makes an interesting point at the end what is it?
The speaker says that everyone is somewhat of a procrastinator, and I agree with him. Nobody gets a huge assignment and does nothing until they get it done, but some are worse than others. It is important to start things early so that you can continuously improve.
3. How did the boxes strike you?
The boxes made me think more about my life and how much of it I have been through. Although I am still young, it seemed that I was through so many of the boxes, it made me think about how after college, my life will plateau.
4. Why would I think it is important for you to watch a rather funny video on procrastination?
Because although it is a very important thing to learn about, putting it in a funny way helps us to really listen to it and understand why we can not procrastinate in the future. It made me think about how much I really do [procrastinate, and how it needs to stop.
5. Show me, or tell me, what your procrastination looks like....one year, in graduate school, I addressed all my Christmas cards (in late August) instead of writing....then I wrote beautiful notes in each card the following month...that year I sent out over 100 cards...avoided writing until October-it wasn't pretty.
When writing my research paper for this class, I started it earlier than I needed to by accident, because I thought the rough draft was due earlier than it was, then I waited until the last minute to edit it and submit it.
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
week 9
1. Do you feel passionate about your project? (How you answer this might give you some clues about who you are and where you might want to focus yourself in the future....)
Yes I do feel passionate about this project. I love kids and teaching them is something I always find enjoyable. I also enjoy sports so focusing my project on them made it easier for me to be passionate. I can't wait to get on the field and help the kids improve, as well as get results for our experiment.
2.Do you put energy into trying to live up to others' expectations? AND Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Depending on the person, I do put effort into living up to others expectations. My parents have always held high expectations for me, and I have worked all to my life to meet those expectations. They have always told me to work hard in school and be a good person out of school so I can go to college and get a good job to support my family. I have always done this to the best of my abilities, and recently it has paid off because I am going to college next fall. I think in some senses, like this one, it is a good thing. In others situations, people get so caught up on pleasing others they forget to please themselves, and this is not me.
3. Do you feel you bring your authentic self to your relationships (bosses, parents, friends, co-workers, teachers)?
It depends on the situation, but I try to bring my authentic self to everything that I do. When it comes to things like work and school, I sometimes put on a different face to get a good impression, but sooner than later my true personality comes through. People that are at the same level as me, such as friends and coworkers, find out my true self very earl. I don't really care if they do not like me, and if they do then we become friends. As for my parents, they have my authentic self from the beginning, and they pretty much know everything about me.
4. Do you regularly give yourself time and space to listen to your own instinctive sense? (Part of learning to trust your internal compass is to allow yourself the room to step back and hear what your instincts are telling you.)
Yes, I frequently listen to my instinctive sense. I do take time to think important things, but I get a lot of vibes and I tend to listen to them. Just recently I had to choose the college I was going to attend, and it ended up coming down to a gut feeling about where I would fit in best. It can be a scary thing to do, but I believe it is important to listen to your gut.
5. Why do you think I asked you to respond to these types of questions?
I'm not entirely sure why you asked us these questions. They all kind of relate to our futures, but in the same sense what we bring to the table, or our personality.
6. How do they connect to leadership class?
These all connect to leadership class because they all have to do with how we do things and whether we lead or not. A good leader is someone who doesn't try to live up to others, they do their own thing, they are passionate,and they follow their gut.
Yes I do feel passionate about this project. I love kids and teaching them is something I always find enjoyable. I also enjoy sports so focusing my project on them made it easier for me to be passionate. I can't wait to get on the field and help the kids improve, as well as get results for our experiment.
2.Do you put energy into trying to live up to others' expectations? AND Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Depending on the person, I do put effort into living up to others expectations. My parents have always held high expectations for me, and I have worked all to my life to meet those expectations. They have always told me to work hard in school and be a good person out of school so I can go to college and get a good job to support my family. I have always done this to the best of my abilities, and recently it has paid off because I am going to college next fall. I think in some senses, like this one, it is a good thing. In others situations, people get so caught up on pleasing others they forget to please themselves, and this is not me.
3. Do you feel you bring your authentic self to your relationships (bosses, parents, friends, co-workers, teachers)?
It depends on the situation, but I try to bring my authentic self to everything that I do. When it comes to things like work and school, I sometimes put on a different face to get a good impression, but sooner than later my true personality comes through. People that are at the same level as me, such as friends and coworkers, find out my true self very earl. I don't really care if they do not like me, and if they do then we become friends. As for my parents, they have my authentic self from the beginning, and they pretty much know everything about me.
4. Do you regularly give yourself time and space to listen to your own instinctive sense? (Part of learning to trust your internal compass is to allow yourself the room to step back and hear what your instincts are telling you.)
Yes, I frequently listen to my instinctive sense. I do take time to think important things, but I get a lot of vibes and I tend to listen to them. Just recently I had to choose the college I was going to attend, and it ended up coming down to a gut feeling about where I would fit in best. It can be a scary thing to do, but I believe it is important to listen to your gut.
5. Why do you think I asked you to respond to these types of questions?
I'm not entirely sure why you asked us these questions. They all kind of relate to our futures, but in the same sense what we bring to the table, or our personality.
6. How do they connect to leadership class?
These all connect to leadership class because they all have to do with how we do things and whether we lead or not. A good leader is someone who doesn't try to live up to others, they do their own thing, they are passionate,and they follow their gut.
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