I have not been thinking differently but I am surely endeavoring. I have an arduous time changing things about myself so at this point I am just gradually endeavoring. After reading these two chapters I endeavor to disunite my emotions from my thinking due to the fact that they incline to get me into an abundance of trouble. Prior to making decisions, I stop and notice first if I am allowing my emotions to get in the way. I ascertain no emotions are tied to my decisions just so at the end I get a good outcome.…
I appreciate receiving constructive feedback, since this criticism is valuable for me improving from my mistakes. Recently, I had been a leader of a group with whom I had worked on developing a new soda brand, for our entry in the Coca Cola sponsored, World Series of Innovation Competition. Being leader of this team, I encouraged my team to be open and give me their best suggestions. In this process I received positive criticism for my approach in leadership, feedback that I can apply to become a better leader. My group informed me that I took too much initiative to complete the unfinished tasks of some participants, rather than encouraging them to do this work themselves.…
As a child growing up in Rhode Island, the smallest state in the Union, the idea of a vast planet brimming with civilization and culture was more like something out of a fairy tale than it was reality. So, when my father announced that we would be leaving the country to go to Scotland, the home of his and my ancestors, my world began to expand at a rapid pace. This trip could not have been timed more perfectly. The summer of 2007 marked the end of fourth grade, my first year at Saint Mary Academy Bay View.…
The unfortunate grade evoked a feeling of anger towards myself. I believed I had improved my writing skills tenfold since last semester, but I realized each comp teacher has a different grading style. My previous comp teacher, for example, still graded to fail students, but I began to pass my memoirs towards the end of the semester. I conceived of my ability…
The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? Failure: not quitting my hard classes and not quitting dance how did it affect you: I did bad in school…
Flaws: Internal and External The day I found my rash, I did not know it would be a life long struggle. I remember my family telling me that it was just a rash and that it would go away, it never did. It may not seem like a significant problem, but at 7 years old it was. This led me to see that everyone has their flaws, big or small.…
My biggest life challenge is speaking up and believing in myself. Growing up, I always played basketball because that’s what my family wanted all us kids to do. I come from a “legacy” of excellent ball players from softball to basketball. Everyone expected my cousins and I to carry on the talent. I had some talent and was decent at basketball, but fell short to my cousins.…
Nathan Estrada Personal Narrative Blue Ninjas November, 13, 2017 I was asked to discuss a defining moment in my life. After looking back and having many, the most life changing and influential moment in my short life was the move from San Diego, California to Providence, Rhode island. My Mother, Brother, and I moved to New England in the spring of 2013. The reason for the move was the decision by my Mother to live with her current fiance.…
Coming to Carleton in September I thought I had a decent grasp on general business know how and how business worked, but after taking this course I have learned how little I knew, and how much there was for me to learn. So far in the course I would say I have learned a ridiculous amount, from business language to the skills you need to have a successful interview. In this memo, I will be covering a number of lessons I have learned, and these fall into three categories. The first being what I learned from the course, mostly what I learned in lectures and doing Learnsmart questions. These lessons have been predominantly the knowledge I have acquired through the professor and the textbook.…
At a younger age, I would say I believed that I can only trust myself and my mother, this is because as a little kid my mom would always tell me that there are bad people in the world and that giving them any information about anything can be very harmful. But as I grew up and realized what was actually happening in my country I knew there were millions of others that were suffering against the “bad people” and we could only do something about it if the whole community came together to help. It was at that time when I was about 25, when I started to put some effort into trying to establish more just conditions within my country especially after the implication of extremely high food prices. This is when I started my first strike involving my…
The first thing I noticed was the color. It was faded in one section. The different layers were now becoming visible. The pattern of the couch reminded me of it. I sat in the spot.…
My whole life I’ve been a little different. From the clothes I wear and the way I present myself, to the way I look at the world, I’ve always been somewhat peculiar. Not peculiar in a bad way, but in an interesting, provocative kind of way. I am the weird greenish-yellow crayon in the box that no one ever uses. I was born in Anchorage, Alaska.…
Have you ever expeierienced failure?I have in fact I did not too long ago. On January 9th the 3rd quarter started for students at Mountain Pointe Highschool and one of those students was me. The day wasnt a bad one I was going from class to class each one giving little to no homework at all until I went to 6th period Mr. Shiflettes class which wasnt a crapy class I had a few friends to talk to and the teacher (Mr. Shiflette) was a cool laid back type of guy but once he gave the class an essay to do on the first day of the fourth quarter I was furious. Before January 9th or the start of the third quarter we were on Winter Break which was nice you could sleep in, stay up late, and by the end of it celebrate Christmas with your family so when the quarter started i was in a lazy mood because we had just gotten back from break.…
My interview takes place in the kitchen of a home where Mrs. Weekes, a 76year old retiree has lived for the past 25 years. The kitchen is painted white, red and black accessories brighten the kitchen. The appliances are stainless steel with black accents. The smell from the oven and chai tea on the stove makes it a very inviting and cozy atmosphere. Mrs. Weeks invited me to sit at the island while she takes homemade coconut tarts from the oven.…
It was so weird. It was like I didn't even remember that day. I stood up but felt dizzy and felt as if I was walking in circles and circles. But I eventually was able to get up and find and staff member and tell her what had happened. But the problem was what happened, I just couldn't remember what had happened.…