Entry #22
1. Personal rules for college success:
1. Show up on time.
2. Know when to ask for help.
3. Do the work that’s assigned.
4. Don’t wait until last minute to do work.
2. Why these rules:
1. Knowing when to ask for help is the most important because if you fall behind in your work and are confused, it becomes very frustrating to catch up.
2. Showing up on time is crucial because some teachers hate when students arrive late, and it also interrupts class and you could miss important information at the start of class.
3. Even if the work is optional it doesn’t hurt to do it because if there’s something you don’t understand in the homework than it could affect you later in the class.
4. Don’t wait until last minute to do work because if a situation comes up and your work isn’t done it could hurt your grade.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Journal #5
Entry #15
1.)
1.) A specific situation when someone assisted me was when I was confused about my math homework.
2.) A specific situation when I assisted someone else was when they could not figure out how to get the computer to work.
3.) A specific situation when I made assisting someone else more important than my own success and happiness was when the holidays are coming up and people need my help getting everything ready.
4.) When someone asks me for assistance I usually feel uneasy if it’s a task that I don’t have much experience dealing with.
5.) When I think of asking someone else for assistance I usually feel nervous because they might not be able to help.
6.) What usually gets in the way of my asking for help is I either forget, who I want to ask is busy, or I’m currently in the middle of something.
7.) If I often asked other people for assistance I would feel like I’m not capable of being independent.
8.) If I joyfully gave assistance to others I hope that great satisfaction will come my way.
9.) If I gratefully accepted assistance from others, my tasks would be complete, but at the same time look like I can’t do anything without assistance.
10.) One goal that I could use assistance with today is finding a job and managing my finances.
2.) My relationship with others is interdependent. When I’m alone and have set tasks to do, I generally do fine, but when I need help I know how to ask for it. I do not rely on others as I use to long ago, and will rely less on them as I work toward independence.
1.)
1.) A specific situation when someone assisted me was when I was confused about my math homework.
2.) A specific situation when I assisted someone else was when they could not figure out how to get the computer to work.
3.) A specific situation when I made assisting someone else more important than my own success and happiness was when the holidays are coming up and people need my help getting everything ready.
4.) When someone asks me for assistance I usually feel uneasy if it’s a task that I don’t have much experience dealing with.
5.) When I think of asking someone else for assistance I usually feel nervous because they might not be able to help.
6.) What usually gets in the way of my asking for help is I either forget, who I want to ask is busy, or I’m currently in the middle of something.
7.) If I often asked other people for assistance I would feel like I’m not capable of being independent.
8.) If I joyfully gave assistance to others I hope that great satisfaction will come my way.
9.) If I gratefully accepted assistance from others, my tasks would be complete, but at the same time look like I can’t do anything without assistance.
10.) One goal that I could use assistance with today is finding a job and managing my finances.
2.) My relationship with others is interdependent. When I’m alone and have set tasks to do, I generally do fine, but when I need help I know how to ask for it. I do not rely on others as I use to long ago, and will rely less on them as I work toward independence.
Monday, March 1, 2010
JournaL #4
Entry #8
1.) My Dream: To get a job in the interactive media that I love and to travel to various countries seeing all the sights and learning about all of them.
My Life Role: College Student.
My long-term goals in this role: To graduate with a 2year degree by 2011.
My short-term goals in this role: To learn as much as I can by the end of each semester by May.
To complete the last math class I need for my major by December.
2.) I relearned that time has gone by a lot sense I started college, and that I’m more than half way to earning a 2 year degree. The more I focus on my studies in college, the closer that I’ll get to my dream goal.
1.) My Dream: To get a job in the interactive media that I love and to travel to various countries seeing all the sights and learning about all of them.
My Life Role: College Student.
My long-term goals in this role: To graduate with a 2year degree by 2011.
My short-term goals in this role: To learn as much as I can by the end of each semester by May.
To complete the last math class I need for my major by December.
2.) I relearned that time has gone by a lot sense I started college, and that I’m more than half way to earning a 2 year degree. The more I focus on my studies in college, the closer that I’ll get to my dream goal.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Journal #3
Journal #3
1.)
1. If I take full responsibility for all of my actions, I will be able to accomplish my goals.
2. If I take full responsibility for all of my thoughts, I can think clearer and make better choices.
3. If I take full responsibility for all of my feelings, then I can express them as well as contain them for the good of others.
4. If I take full responsibility for my education, I will rise above the others and be the “go to” person for help and advice.
5. If I take full responsibility for my career, I will have the best and most fun job in the world.
6. If I take full responsibility for my relationships, life would be easier to manage and I would know more people.
7. If I take full responsibility for my health, I will (hopefully) live a long healthy life with little to no complications.
8. If I take full responsibility for all that happens to me, I would learn from the mistakes and be better prepared if the same problem repeats itself.
9. When I am acting fully responsible for my life, great joy will come to me.
10. If I were to create my very best self, I would a job I love and never have to worry about money or any other problems.
2.) I have learned that choice is the key ingredient for personal responsibility. I will use this knowledge to make better choices to improve my quality of life. As each choice has a different outcome it is important that I choice the one that will have the best outcome overall, not just in the short term.
1.)
1. If I take full responsibility for all of my actions, I will be able to accomplish my goals.
2. If I take full responsibility for all of my thoughts, I can think clearer and make better choices.
3. If I take full responsibility for all of my feelings, then I can express them as well as contain them for the good of others.
4. If I take full responsibility for my education, I will rise above the others and be the “go to” person for help and advice.
5. If I take full responsibility for my career, I will have the best and most fun job in the world.
6. If I take full responsibility for my relationships, life would be easier to manage and I would know more people.
7. If I take full responsibility for my health, I will (hopefully) live a long healthy life with little to no complications.
8. If I take full responsibility for all that happens to me, I would learn from the mistakes and be better prepared if the same problem repeats itself.
9. When I am acting fully responsible for my life, great joy will come to me.
10. If I were to create my very best self, I would a job I love and never have to worry about money or any other problems.
2.) I have learned that choice is the key ingredient for personal responsibility. I will use this knowledge to make better choices to improve my quality of life. As each choice has a different outcome it is important that I choice the one that will have the best outcome overall, not just in the short term.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Journal 2
Journal entry #3
1. If I take full responsibility for all of my actions, I will be able to accomplish my goals.
2. If I take full responsibility for all of my thoughts, I can think clearer and make better choices.
3. If I take full responsibility for all of my feelings, then I can express them as well as contain them for the good of others.
4. If I take full responsibility for my education, I will rise above the others and be the “go to” person for help and advice.
5. If I take full responsibility for my career, I will have the best and most fun job in the world.
6. If I take full responsibility for my relationships, life would be easier to manage and I would know more people.
7. If I take full responsibility for my health, I will (hopefully) live a long healthy life with little to no complications.
8. If I take full responsibility for all that happens to me, I would learn from the mistakes and be better prepared if the same problem repeats itself.
9.When I am acting fully responsible for my life, great joy will come to me.
10. If I were to create my very best self, I would a job I love and never have to worry about money or any other problems.
2.) I have learned that choice is the key ingredient for personal responsibility. I will use this knowledge to make better choices to improve my quality of life. As each choice has a different outcome it is important that I choice the one that will have the best outcome overall, not just in the short term.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Journal 1
#1.
7 1. Accepting personal responsibility
6 2. Discovering self-motivation
8 3. Mastering self-management
7 4. Employing interdependence
8 5. Gaining self-awareness
8 6. Adopting lifelong learning
5 7. Developing emotional intelligence
7 8. Believing in myself
The highest scoring areas were in mastering self-management, gaining self-awareness and adopting lifelong learning. I believe I scored high in these areas as they were goals of mine to complete as I went through high school. As I work more towards independence, these, along with the other scores will continue to improve. Life is a journey without a predetermined destination and I feel that much will change when I look back at this 20 years from now.
The lowest scoring areas were in discovering self-motivation and developing emotional intelligence. These two areas have always been a struggle in life and as such scored the lowest. I am motivated to get things done but always needed “words of encouragement”. While this might have scored low, it is one of the things that I’ve improved tremendously on over the past couple of years. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the number much higher in the coming years. Emotional intelligence is very hard for me. I do tend to hold my emotions in as to not interfere with whatever I’m currently doing. But there are times where I’ll “burst” and everything goes to pieces. This will probably be one of the slowest improving scores out of all of them.
Monday, February 1, 2010
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