“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?
before you speak, think about what you are going to say in order for people to understand what you are saying better. if you don't think before you say something, it will all come out really fast and not make sense and the people you are talking to will not understand.
2) (Refer to page 380 of the text):
Are you a “Crisis Tickler,” “Withholder,” “Irritator,” “Blamer,” or “Gunnysacker?” Explain.
i am a withholder because i do not like to deal with things. if someone is yelling at me i get really angry and dont want to deal with them so i just walk away from them or leave the room.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 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?"
-sometimes i really do not turn to people when i am stressed, but when i do its either my mom, my brothers girlfriend or my friends. My brothers girlfriend and my friends know what i am going through since they are all also in college. I sometimes also turn to my brother since we are close. All of them give me encouragement and help me to figure what i can do to reduce my stress or we find something else to talk about to relieve my stress. I like talking about something else when i am stressed because then i can forget about what is making me stressed. I love to hear jokes and laugh because i feel better.
-sometimes i really do not turn to people when i am stressed, but when i do its either my mom, my brothers girlfriend or my friends. My brothers girlfriend and my friends know what i am going through since they are all also in college. I sometimes also turn to my brother since we are close. All of them give me encouragement and help me to figure what i can do to reduce my stress or we find something else to talk about to relieve my stress. I like talking about something else when i am stressed because then i can forget about what is making me stressed. I love to hear jokes and laugh because i feel better.
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.
-i am most stressed that i have so much homework to do that im falling behind in, and my grades are low and im stressing because my next exams and quizzes i need to do super good in to do better. Im falling behind in homework because when it comes time to do homework, i decide to clean or go hang out with friends, which i need to stop now so i can catch up and finish with good grades. My body is sooooo tired and i just want to sleep everyday because i have been stressed and staying up late (with friends) and trying to do homework. My plan is to do my homework right when i get home, eat, clean, then finish homework and get to bed early. Friends can wait until the weekend.
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.
-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..)
*looks like-big building with a lot of machinery
*going on-many people, illegal immigrants, doing there job quickly and dangerously
*people acting- they are working really fast at their job, not reacting to how dangerous the machine or tools they are working with
*wearing-clothes i normally wear, there is no protective equipment i can wear
*job-taking the meat and slicing them up really fast with sharp knives
-How much $$$ do you earn?
*i only make $1 a day
-How do your days go? What are your work hours and what do you do after work?
*i work 12 hour shifts each day cutting up the meat, and after work i go home to my family and sleep so i can wake up early in the morning to go back to work
-Where do you live, what do you live in, how is your quality of life?
* we live in a little tiny old looking house about an hour away from the factory, and the quality of life is poor, we barley have anything in our home and there is barely no food
-i am most stressed that i have so much homework to do that im falling behind in, and my grades are low and im stressing because my next exams and quizzes i need to do super good in to do better. Im falling behind in homework because when it comes time to do homework, i decide to clean or go hang out with friends, which i need to stop now so i can catch up and finish with good grades. My body is sooooo tired and i just want to sleep everyday because i have been stressed and staying up late (with friends) and trying to do homework. My plan is to do my homework right when i get home, eat, clean, then finish homework and get to bed early. Friends can wait until the weekend.
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.
-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..)
*looks like-big building with a lot of machinery
*going on-many people, illegal immigrants, doing there job quickly and dangerously
*people acting- they are working really fast at their job, not reacting to how dangerous the machine or tools they are working with
*wearing-clothes i normally wear, there is no protective equipment i can wear
*job-taking the meat and slicing them up really fast with sharp knives
-How much $$$ do you earn?
*i only make $1 a day
-How do your days go? What are your work hours and what do you do after work?
*i work 12 hour shifts each day cutting up the meat, and after work i go home to my family and sleep so i can wake up early in the morning to go back to work
-Where do you live, what do you live in, how is your quality of life?
* we live in a little tiny old looking house about an hour away from the factory, and the quality of life is poor, we barley have anything in our home and there is barely no food
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