Role Models

Herro!

First off, shout out to Amy and Rachel, you guys did an awesome job this week! I loved the activity and how we were forced to really look into ourselves and discuss our weaknesses when it comes to being a role model. No one really likes to talk about their weaknesses and when we do we always try to twist the words to make it sound like it really isn’t that bad, or that it’s something we are working on changing. It was nice to have this discussion activity to look at how we all have some weaknesses in our values, or values that some values do not hold the most importance to us, but that we can accept those faults and focus on our strengths.

I am the type of person that is very open about myself, and that is no different when it comes to discussing my weaknesses or faults. While looking through the values in the book, it is clear to me that the three I struggle with are focus, purpose, and gratitude. I am a very spontaneous person and with that I am not good at keeping a schedule or staying focused. I am incredibly forgetful and need to constantly write down things as soon as I think of them in order to remember them later on. If I try to schedule my time to get things done, it is VERY rare that I stick to that schedule and instead switch things around last minute because, as usual, I have changed my mind. To combat this I just try to keep my head in the game and focus on the task at hand, which is important while leading a class of students.

When it comes to purpose, the only thing I can say is that I’m still trying to discover myself and what I like and how I think I can make the most positive impact on the world into the future. We can only plan so much before we have to let fate step in and guide us, and I think that is the point I am at in my life. I know one day I will know what my purpose is and where I am destined to end up, but at this moment I’m just along for the ride, and I’m perfectly okay with that!

Lastly, expressing gratitude is something I have noticed especially lately that I struggle with. It is not because I am not grateful, in fact I think about how lucky I am on a daily basis to have the people in my life that I do and have the opportunities I have been given. It’s outwardly expressing this gratitude to people that I realize I need to do more often. Sometimes I feel like I may take people for granted and that I need to tell them how thankful I really am for what they give me and how they treat me. They have shaped who I am and I want them to know how positive of an impact they have made on my life.

See everyone in class on Tuesday!