This week was quite an enlightening one in class I must say. I didn’t go into class with the mindset that I was just going to sit back and let my fellow mentors lead the discussion, but as class continued I just felt more and more comfortable letting that happen. Or it might be that I couldn’t get a word in edgewise sitting next to a Mr. Matt Allbee… just kidding!
Anyways, I loved hearing everyone listing out and discussing the things they hold so important in their lives. I found it quite challenging to narrow down my list to only a handful of values, but I think the ones I came up with were very fitting of myself now. Since no one got to hear my list, they were listed as family, friends, positive outlook, sense of humor, intelligence, and confidence. When someone brought up that they didn’t think the list they made on Wednesday would match the same list they would have made a year or more ago, I looked at my list and completely agreed.
Family will of course always be number one to me, and good friends a close second, the following four values are some I’ve just come to realize in myself after coming to college. In high school, I never thought of myself as an optimistic person per-se, but looking back I definitely was. Also, I would say that I considered my intelligence to be more of a burden then a blessing. I mean come on, who wants to hang out with the new super smart girl? Uuummm… not many. And after coming to college and seeing all these aspects of my personality were valued by so many others, my confidence in myself exploded.
This week I decided that I was going to work on laying back a little bit and trying to not monopolize discussions and conversations, not just in class but in my life as a whole. When I announced this in class, I was shocked to hear such laughter, considering I was being quite serious with what I was saying. I guess that just goes along with the whole topic of how others perceive you, because that reaction proved I am perceived as far more outgoing and outspoken as I perceive myself to be. I’m honestly going to try to work on this, but don’t worry you all will still be hearing from me plenty!
Happy weekend everyone! If you don’t have a Valentine, go out and find yourself one! :]
It's a nice a post! Still loved the reaction of our class when you said that you were going to lay back and listen. I think you can be a great listener if needed, and I myself would rather be around someone who is able to keep "noise" going, haha. I appreciate your positive attitude during class, and agree 100 percent with you on the values as well. With coming to college I formed many more of "my" own ideas and thoughts which changed a few of my values. Family is always tops for me though!
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Chels I think thats awesome what you were workin on in class on wednesday! You are a sweet sweet girl and I have enjoyed getting to know you through the Hixson program.. I am so excited for our group! I hope the values lesson we did in class helped made everyone take a step back and evaluate! :) Love you!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy hearing from my fellow ENFP in class. You have a very positive attitude and always have something hillarious to say. I definitely think a sense of humor and a positive outlook are great values to have...it's definitely something I try to practice in my everyday life.
ReplyDeleteChelsee I would have to say I completely agree with you and others in class when they said that there values now are not what they used to be even a year ago. I would not say that they are all different I still value family and friends first. However, I feel that I value them even more now than I did before. And to add to your smart girl comment, I was friends with all the smart girls in our high school :)
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