“What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude toward it.
Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity.” ―J. Sidlow Baxter
After thinking about this quote I've come to the conclusion that Baxter is telling us that we can turn an obstacle into an opportunity and vise versa. We should be positive people to be able to turn any obstacle into an opportunity. With doing that we can feel more motivated to accomplish something. For example, I had the opportunity to apply to be a desk receptionist for the residence halls. The difficulty was going through an interview. I decided to turn that difficulty into an opportunity by think, "Well even if I don't get the job, I could use this interview as good practice for a future job" With thinking that I went in and did my best in the interview.
10 Commandments of Good Leadership
I enjoyed the article. I agreed with all her commandments, especially with empower through modeled behavior. I believe this might be the key commandment because it coexists with all the other mentioned commandments. If one shows modeled behavior to the group they are leading then the group will follow their leadership and follow the same path. If the leader does not model good behavior and only tells and expect their group to follow instructions, they will never achieve positive results. Why should a group communicate effectively within themselves or be supportive of each other if their leader does not show those qualities towards them? I believe this is the most key commandment of Schlacter's list, and I hope I able able to demonstrate it next time I lead a group.
Skills I do believe I have and demonstrate effectively are self-awareness, ability to give recognition and support, and to always listen to the members of the group. I do hope I am able to gain a greater sense of the other skills through future experience, because I believe they will be beneficially for when I go out into my future career field.
Reconnect with Your Authentic Self Instead of Denying Your Feelings
After reading the article and reflecting on it I've decided that everything the author, McAuley, can pertain to anyone, depressed or not. To have a health mindset one should be in tune with their feelings, instead of bottling it all inside.
I believe this article does relate to social justice and leadership. It relates to leadership because as a leader you need to know what your goal is and need be in tune with your inner self to be able to lead a group to reach a goal. As a leader one has to know how to deal with hard times and be able to see self worth. The article related to social justice because in order to tackle social justice a person should be in tune with their feelings. Knowing how you feel helps you have a clearer view of what the injustices. McAuley says, "witness your reactions to get to the core reasons behind your emotion." In regards to social justice, I believe if we are aware of our reactions we will be able to see what we are passionate about doing and motivate us to continue doing our work. Because in my experience working with social justice issues tigers emotions.
Family Matters
Today was our last day with at Family Matters. I was sad leaving because I did enjoy going over to help and seeing how Ashaki ran Family Matter. I thought I had built a relationship with Giselle, my mentee, but today I felt that it had all been thrown away. For the first time since I've known her she was rude and gave people attitude. It shocked me and I didn't know how to react to it. Nisha and Roshni came in with their mentor the room they were in and they asked if they could come in. And my mentee automatically yelled no and said to get out. I was shocked she had never behaved that way. She was then upset because a girl she didn't get along with was also coming in to work in the same room. I had to explain to her to be nice and that they were both working on separate projects so they would not interact. I felt that we left in a bad note, and wished we could have talked about why she was acting out. She then ran off to play with her friends in the park, and I didn't like the way she was acting. I think it might have to do with her wanting to seem mature because she's at that age where boys start to matter and where girls just want to be grown up. After seeing that I wished that I was able to volunteer at family matters longer.
I believe this article does relate to social justice and leadership. It relates to leadership because as a leader you need to know what your goal is and need be in tune with your inner self to be able to lead a group to reach a goal. As a leader one has to know how to deal with hard times and be able to see self worth. The article related to social justice because in order to tackle social justice a person should be in tune with their feelings. Knowing how you feel helps you have a clearer view of what the injustices. McAuley says, "witness your reactions to get to the core reasons behind your emotion." In regards to social justice, I believe if we are aware of our reactions we will be able to see what we are passionate about doing and motivate us to continue doing our work. Because in my experience working with social justice issues tigers emotions.
Family Matters
Today was our last day with at Family Matters. I was sad leaving because I did enjoy going over to help and seeing how Ashaki ran Family Matter. I thought I had built a relationship with Giselle, my mentee, but today I felt that it had all been thrown away. For the first time since I've known her she was rude and gave people attitude. It shocked me and I didn't know how to react to it. Nisha and Roshni came in with their mentor the room they were in and they asked if they could come in. And my mentee automatically yelled no and said to get out. I was shocked she had never behaved that way. She was then upset because a girl she didn't get along with was also coming in to work in the same room. I had to explain to her to be nice and that they were both working on separate projects so they would not interact. I felt that we left in a bad note, and wished we could have talked about why she was acting out. She then ran off to play with her friends in the park, and I didn't like the way she was acting. I think it might have to do with her wanting to seem mature because she's at that age where boys start to matter and where girls just want to be grown up. After seeing that I wished that I was able to volunteer at family matters longer.
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