Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” –Stephen Covey
1) Reflect upon what you read in Chapter 11 of Thriving in College. What does this quote mean to you or how can you apply it to your life?
You have to understand what people are going through before you can try and help them go through it. If you do not understand and you try and help them you will most likely confuse them more than they already are.
2) (Refer to page 380 of the text):
Are you a “Crisis Tickler,” “Withholder,” “Irritator,” “Blamer,” or “Gunnysacker?” Explain.
I think i am a crisis tickler, because i tend to hint at things rather than get right to the point. I don't like to confront someone about something, so thats why i try and hint at things.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Blog 10
Who are the people in your life that you tend to turn to for social support when you are experiencing stress or need personal encouragement?"
I turn to a few of my closest friends, because they give the best information or help with the situations. They may go through the same things i do, so they would know more about it than any other person might. Depending on the situation, i can go to my mom for help, because she always knows what to say and help with. If i don't turn to someone for help with stress, i usually go workout, because that relieves alot of my stress.
I turn to a few of my closest friends, because they give the best information or help with the situations. They may go through the same things i do, so they would know more about it than any other person might. Depending on the situation, i can go to my mom for help, because she always knows what to say and help with. If i don't turn to someone for help with stress, i usually go workout, because that relieves alot of my stress.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Blog 9
1) What are you most stressed-out with at the moment? Why? Is your body re-acting to this stress? Devise a plan to deal with it.
At the moment i am most stressed out about my anatomy exam coming up tomorrow, and then having a chemistry exam on thursday. I am stressed out about it becuase i cannot fail another exam, my body isn't really reacting that much to it. I am just going to stay calm and keep studying for a while.
2) FFN: Chapter 8 / This is a creative writing exercise! Read the following scenario and finish it based on your knowledge after reading Chapter 8.
You are "Raul" and have just immigrated to the American West illegally from Mexico. You brought your wife and two young children with you on a frightening and expensive 4-day journey in the back of a beat-up truck to arrive in Texas. You can't find work there and Border Patrol is cracking down, so you decide to migrate north a bit where you have relatives in Colorado. You are hired on the spot by ConAgra to work in one of their "beef processing" plants.
I just recently got a job with ConAgra, they showed me around the building when i first got there and i saw everyone doing the job they were asigned over and over for over 8 hours. These workers are not aware of how dangerous their job is or just don't care anymore. They don't talk to anyone, they just stay focused. The workers on the line wear about eight pounds of chain metal beneath their white coats, shiny steel armor that covers their hands, wrists, stomach, and back. They are designed to protect workers from cutting themselves and from being cut by other workers. My job is to slice fat off of meat and put it back on the conveyer belt as fast as i can so i dont't get behind. My days go by very slow, and when i come home, i come home to my family and a very tiny house. Then i go to bed and wake up early in the morning and do it all over again.
-Describe in sensory detail your place of employment. (What's it look like, what is going on, how do people act, what do you wear, what is your job? etc..)
-How much $$$ do you earn?
-How do your days go? What are your work hours and what do you do after work?
-Where do you live, what do you live in, how is your quality of life?
At the moment i am most stressed out about my anatomy exam coming up tomorrow, and then having a chemistry exam on thursday. I am stressed out about it becuase i cannot fail another exam, my body isn't really reacting that much to it. I am just going to stay calm and keep studying for a while.
2) FFN: Chapter 8 / This is a creative writing exercise! Read the following scenario and finish it based on your knowledge after reading Chapter 8.
You are "Raul" and have just immigrated to the American West illegally from Mexico. You brought your wife and two young children with you on a frightening and expensive 4-day journey in the back of a beat-up truck to arrive in Texas. You can't find work there and Border Patrol is cracking down, so you decide to migrate north a bit where you have relatives in Colorado. You are hired on the spot by ConAgra to work in one of their "beef processing" plants.
I just recently got a job with ConAgra, they showed me around the building when i first got there and i saw everyone doing the job they were asigned over and over for over 8 hours. These workers are not aware of how dangerous their job is or just don't care anymore. They don't talk to anyone, they just stay focused. The workers on the line wear about eight pounds of chain metal beneath their white coats, shiny steel armor that covers their hands, wrists, stomach, and back. They are designed to protect workers from cutting themselves and from being cut by other workers. My job is to slice fat off of meat and put it back on the conveyer belt as fast as i can so i dont't get behind. My days go by very slow, and when i come home, i come home to my family and a very tiny house. Then i go to bed and wake up early in the morning and do it all over again.
-Describe in sensory detail your place of employment. (What's it look like, what is going on, how do people act, what do you wear, what is your job? etc..)
-How much $$$ do you earn?
-How do your days go? What are your work hours and what do you do after work?
-Where do you live, what do you live in, how is your quality of life?
Monday, November 3, 2008
Blog 8
What has been the most useful thing you have learned in this course so far?
The most useful thing that i have learned in this course so far, is that i have learned better ways to study, and that i actually have to study to do good in a class, not like before when i never had to study.
Are you still thinking of the career that you have chosen at the beginning of the semester or are you thinking of something else?
I am still thinking of the same career that i chose at the beginning of the semester, because nothing has changed my mind about the career i want to pursue.
The most useful thing that i have learned in this course so far, is that i have learned better ways to study, and that i actually have to study to do good in a class, not like before when i never had to study.
Are you still thinking of the career that you have chosen at the beginning of the semester or are you thinking of something else?
I am still thinking of the same career that i chose at the beginning of the semester, because nothing has changed my mind about the career i want to pursue.
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