3A Your State of Mind

"There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so"- Shakespeare 

Shakespeare has always been one of the most challenging languages of all time. I believe that the quote listed above mean that our mind decides whether something is good or bad. For example, my father smokes a lot. My brain thinks it is very bad for you but my father brain believes that smoking is very good for you. It is all about what your mind gets use to.

            This quote relates to the different types of mindsets. One of them is fixed mindset, which means that you need to be perfect at what you do, and the other one is growth mindset, which mean that you need to work hard to get to where you want to be. The quote related to this because you can choose which type of mindset is a better choice for you.

            This quote also connects to intrinsic motivation, you are within an individual, and extrinsic motivation, being the outside of the individual.  This relates to the quotes because we have to make a choice to either be our motivation or have someone else motivate us. This quote relates to our everyday lives. Everyday we wake up we have to make choices. For example, for breakfast i have a choice to eat a burger or cereal. For myself I would choose the cereal because I am use to eating healthy, but for someone else it might me a good thing to eat the burger. We as individuals all have different minds. Our different minds make us all unique.

2V Be The One Who Stands Out!

Initiative- the ability to assess and initiate things independently

Being the person who always depends on someone is very difficult. As I enter into college I see my self as being initiative.  In order to be initiative you need to have self-motivation and you need to be inventive. I have always had motivation from my parents and my friends. They have always pushed me to do better. I believe that students should be initiative because it will help them grow as an independent learner. Also a lot of businesses would like to hire someone who it initiative because that means that they are creative and original.

Two new words that I learned this week are template, which is a patter or blue print, and I also learned ample, which is enough or more than enough. Learning new words will always be a challenge for everyone because our language never ends.

2I Learning Enviroment

I have always had trouble concentrating on my studying. To try a new technique, today I went to the library at SCSU. It was so quiet and everyone was working on something. As I sat down I noticed myself being calm and concentrated. I was so focused on my homework. I was so happy to have finished all of my work and still had time to relax. I suggest that anyone who has trouble studying to go to the library because it is a great learning environment.

From now and on I will study for everything in the library. It is a great place to focus and understand your material.  

2B Quiet People Have The Loudest Mind

Shy- being reserved or having or showing nervousness or timidity in the company of other people

Growing up I noticed myself being different. Being in a family that is constantly meeting new people I noticed my self always drifting always from that aspect of life. I have always been the girl who doesn’t want to try anything new (like food) or participate in class. I have also had trouble with meeting new people. I don’t like not knowing anyone in my classes. This week I decided to break out from that. I decided that I as going to be myself in all my classes.

As I was sitting in my English class I had the courage to raise my hand and speak up. My professor was very surprised and because I had been very shy the week before she even forgot my name.  It felt so good to finally be the one who had something to say.  After this experience I realized that I have to be noticed. Being noticed will allow me to learn better.

I decided to make this change because I don’t want to be the girl who doesn’t have anything to say.  I want everyone to know who I am and where I come from.  The only good experience I have had in a classroom was in my mathematics class in high school. The only reason why I was not shy during that class was because I was doing something I enjoy.  After this week I realized that not everything I am going to do is going to be enjoyable for me. Ihave to learn to be positive and try to learn new things.

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From this week I have also made a new friend. It felt nice to meet someone new who was older than me and whom I can talk to in class. I finally had the courage to start a conversation with a person who I did not know.  I am happy that I decided to finally be active with my thoughts.

2A Work smart, work hard, and live strong!

As I was reading articles, the one that actually caught my attention was Work Hard or Work Smart by Tom Weber. This article was not only about how you can separate your work but it was also about how to manage your time.  It also talks about how different people have different strategies.  For example, some people can only work hard to get ahead while others work smart to achieve their success. Tom Weber writes about the secret to studying, which is that you have to work both hard and smart. 

In order to both work hard and smart, you have to take a look at what you’re working with and then make a game plan of when you will be working hard. This is very interesting to me because people who work hard and think things through get better results in the end and are satisfied with their decision. This article is also about time management. A lot of college students have a hard time with that.  As a new college student I see my self not having a problem in the future because reading this article made me realize that time is everything and that you can not leave your work for the last minute.

“Work smart, work hard, and live strong” is a very inspirational quote for me because it makes me believe that everything will be okay as long as I try enough to exceed my goals.  I believe that every student should live by this because it gives individuals the motivation they need in order to succeed. http://www.deliverfreedom.com/blog/work-hard-or-work-smart/