Sunday, April 5, 2009

Am I Productive?

I feel like I am a productive leader because I use my passion as my drive instead of letting it cloud my mind. Some people cannot seperate their emotions from the job that needs to be done. I just feel like why let your anger or your hurt stop you from reaching your goals? Let them take you to the sky! :) I know that I scored the highest on encourage the heart for my LPI results and I think this begins with home. If I encourage my own heart it comes more natural to encourage the heart of others. I am also a hard worker and I try to set standards for myself and others as a leader which is how I really get things done. I map out a plan of action even just as to how I am going to get through a long day or week. If my floor is having issues I set up a plan as to how we are going to go about fixing these issues. The thing that makes this productive is that I talk to the people on my floor so then I know their point of view and we try to understand each other's point of view on the issues. This works well for me!
I get things done by making sure that my plan is realistic. I am not always realistic but there are times that we all need to be so that we don't drown in our own goals. If you are doing too much nothing will get done! Everything will get a little work but not enough for things to succeed without breaking you down in the process. So just maintaining moderation is how I get things done.
I think that I could not do as many things so then my attention could be even greater on the things that I choose to focus on. I know that I have a lot on my plate but I know that I can handle it. I don't know if its that I haven't found the one or two things that I really want to do or if it is that I don't want to give up things that I really enjoy working on. I think for the most part I don't want to stop doing these things that I love. I'm not one of those people who has to have her hand in everything but if I feel passionate enough to sacrifice sleep or time on the phone with my boyfriend then honestly that is something that I know I need in my life or it will be on my mind distracting me from the other things that I need to get done. I also know that I can be a lot more assertive and direct. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings or piss anyone off so I try to be subtle but as I have seen time and time again subtlety does not always get the point across. There are cases in which extremity is needed and I do need to start using it a significant amount more. I'm not 100% productive as many of us college students are not, but I am getting there. And I've also learned that being productive does not mean that I cannot have fun, take breaks, or eat ice cream first instead of last after my homework is done. I think I'm learning the difference between being productive and being miserably strenuous in the way that I get things done.

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