”McCandless distrusted the value of things that came easily. He demanded much of himself – more, in the end, than he could deliver” says Krakauer, author of Into the wild. This shows how McCandless investigated himself, putting himself at risk as he took minimal supplies when submersing into Alaska. As Emerson praises, “Envy is ignorance, Imitation is Suicide.” Emerson was all about isolation and taking risks for the sole purpose of finding what you are made up of.…
1.2 Evaluate own strengths and weaknesses in relation to supporting learning activities and how these may impact on support that can be provided. Our strengths and weaknesses plays a great role in relation to supporting the different types of learning activity in schools. Using our strengths we need to focuses on doing more of “what you are good at rather than what you are” (http://www.kent.ac.uk) capable of doing. Usually high achievers spend their time and hard work in developing their strength to achieve the goal and managing their weaknesses. They may sometimes not have more strengths than compare to the average individual, but they HAVE learned how to utilise them in a better way and to they know how to apply them in a new situation (http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/strengths.htm).…
Discipline by definition is training, especially of the mind and character. Discipline plays a very important part in everyone’s lives. Without proper discipline a person could not have self-control or the determination to continue in the right way while faced with opposition, from every side. Discipline is allowing yourself to be taught and allowing those teachings to become an important part of your life. Theodore Roosevelt said, “ The one quality which sets one man apart from another- the key which lifts one to every aspiration while others are caught up in the mire of mediocrity- is not talent, formal education, nor intellectual brightness- it is self- discipline.…
Today`s society has persuaded the majority of American to believe that if you are certain in an idea or scenario than nothing can hult it, which is a valuable concept. To believe in yourself can truly push people to new heights to do things never considered before. In the case of the Wright Brothers, their predecessors could not fathom the idea of man being able to fly, however Wilbur and Orville were certain they could find a way, and they did. If they were uncertain and doubted themselves then men would have never had a more larger opportunity to take to the skies. However, a healthy amount of doubt is a good thing and should not be ignored.…
I believe that in life people need to recognize their strengths and weaknesses. Not only does it help people become more recognized of their abilities, but it also helps people to become better individuals. It is important for individuals to have goals and achievements. Knowing how to overcome weaknesses only makes one stronger. It is good to be aware of yourself as an individual to improve in any area.…
In your career you will have many setbacks, but if you are gritty or have a growth mindset you will see setbacks as a way to strive, learn, and get better. For example Bobby Fisher was a well decorated chess player and when he lost in the chess finals, he didn’t give up, he decided to start a new career in martial arts. Growth mindset is the belief that the ability to learn isn’t fixed, but it is based on the effort you give. Grit and an open mind are the keys to living a successful career. In conclusion grit and growth mindset are the keys to being successful, acheiving academic goals, and pursuing personal life goals.…
Striving for success is a part of a person's natural human instinct. In the past, growing was always the result of putting oneself outside of one's comfort zone. In fact, if people never tried anything new, today might look very different. Ralph Waldo Emerson's statement on growth makes the perception of achieving success very clear. Growing as a person is a result of expanding one's exposure to fields outside of his or her comfort zone, as seen through the very denotation of the word "expand," the power it provides that individual to expand already known knowledge into a more detailed, mastered form, and the increased ability of one's role in society.…
"Self Acceptance" Defining you and your situation and realistically looking at yourself is commonly known as self acceptance. The meaning of self acceptance can be seen as accepting the following things about yourself and dealing with those things in a positive manner which can enhance your ability to have a healthy , productive life. Accept that you have a medical condition and that you do not personally have all the answers to properly deal with this condition with which you are suffering. Listening to medical professionals, having knowledge about their advice and implementing their suggestions is extremely important!…
American poet Criss Jami once said, “If you're waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you'll never make it.” He is saying that success did not come from talent or waiting for talent, but with determination and doing it. Determination means a strong decision about a person’s passion that he or she will never give up no matter what happen. Moreover, determination can lead people to their goals and avoid wavering and getting lost. It also can pull back the peoples that are dazzled by temptation back on track of their purpose of life.…
Living in a competent world takes more than skills and strengths. It takes more to achieve and make life comfortably living for. Struggles, challenges, joy and tears are all found in everyone’s life. No matter how rich and poor you are, we will all go through different hurdles in life and it’s up to us on how respond to these hurdles, do we take heart and jump to success or do we stop and stay stuck? Well being prepared is the key, honing ourselves so we can withstand any hurdles while cherishing memories as time passes by and bringing lessons learned after every hurdle.…
From the competence-assessment questionnaire, it is clear that my strength is in areas of communication, motivation and change management. For me, communication has always been a plus point as I enjoy speaking with people who share different ideas and opinions. Whether talking over the phone or in person, I have never found it difficult making conversations. I like to listen to people and their views and share my thoughts and beliefs to make it an effective communication. If there is a possible cause of confusion or cultural barrier, I make it a point to acknowledge the problem and try to clear the air.…
“Turn your weakness into your strength.” – Dustin Poirier According to Dustin Poirier, in a perfect world you would be really good at everything you just need to have successful career and life. However, in this imperfect world, we all have to face the fact that we're good at some things, just passable at others, and downright lousy at some that are really important. Leaving my mind a conclusion that we’re immortals and weaknesses are natured in us.…
Confidence and self-confidence are the keys to success. These is the main tools of everyone’s lives as individuals but also society. Cummings (n.d., as cited in Babauta, 2007) suggested “Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” They can overcome their fears and tend to be risk takers when pursuing their dreams. However, many successful people who exude confidence rather surprisingly lack self-confidence.…
What was the most important thing in the reading? “Most: Kaplan & Kaiser (2009, p. 5) states now more than ever, it’s your job to take control of your career, and it is in your power to manage your strengths so that they do not become weaknesses.” We should be teaching students how to acquire skills to work in a global society. One thing that I try to share with students is to pursue your education, but also to think about entrepreneurship. When I was in school, I was taught get your education and go and work for someone else.…
Living your life as an eternal optimist, like Leo does, might be a stretch for most of us, but having the ability to find the sliver lining in life could be a first step. Being thankful and amazed that an airline company could find a way to feed all of the passengers, even with a few options, realizing when your mother tells you to “shut up” that it might be out of love and most importantly loving in the moment are definitely lessons that were learned in his article. Unconsciously applying Covey 's habit number five, Seek first to understand, then be understood, my supervisor and myself broke down the performance of my coworker and created an action plan for his success. Evaluations were completed based on his previous actions, interactions…