Many people in life believe that the way we feel is forced upon us based on other people's choices or the events that occur in our lives. I have thought a lot about this over the last week and have come to the conclusion that regardless of what may happen in our lives, we have the ability to MAKE the choice to be happy. Everyday we are surrounded by people who are unhappy for one reason or another. We need to push past this epidemic of sorrow and truly decide to be happy with what we have and who we are. It is sometimes hard to control the urge to let ourselves get down, but if we change our outlook, it makes all the difference in the world.
I have this particular problem with presenting in front of people. I am afraid of how I will sound, look, or act when speaking to a large group of people. As I thought about this very principle in class this week I came to the realization that this fear and the nervous behavior I exhibit can be easily overcome. I can make the choice to be confident in myself. If I am confident in myself whatever mistakes I make will be irrelevant. Those mistakes can be corrected and eventually overcome altogether. If I am confident in my ability and knowledgeable about the subject I am presenting than everything else will fall into place. It is a matter of choosing to be confident rather than allowing my emotions to get the better of me.
The principle of making the choice applies to every aspect of our lives. I currently work in a position that I get yelled at on occasion. Do I choose to let it get me down and get upset, or do I choose to brush it off and be happy? The latter is always the most rewarding option. We are able to accomplish so much more in life with a good, confident, and enthusiastic attitude than we would ever be able to accomplish by letting emotion take us over. I am making the choice to be happy and it is rewarding.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Saturday, January 18, 2014
An Interesting Perspective
I am completely amazed, at times, at how excited we can get about minor things in our lives. Something so simple can completely change our perspective on an entire subject. I was amazed this week by what I learned concerning sentence structure and the power that it has on our words and in our writing. By changing simple terms in the emails that I write and they way that I speak I can alter the entire attitude behind the same message I would be delivering regardless. I can make my message more direct and precise by taking out unnecessary and weak wording. I can deliver the same message but make it more powerful through changing a few simple words and using correct punctuation.
I have begun looking to implement these strategies into my job. I work for a large international company and I deal directly with very large customers. I have noticed in the emails that I send for my job that if I alter the sentence structure and wording in my emails, the messages become more precise and clear and it simplifies the entire process. I plan to continue to focus on this newly learned, yet simple, skill and to implement it into my work process to simplify my job.
Through simple observations I learned another very valuable lesson this week. A lot of times we have a plan for exactly how something is going to go, or at least how it should go. We get ideas in our heads of what someone wants and how it needs to be done. In all reality, sometimes we need to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. We need to ask ourselves the question, why am I doing this? I have noticed through group projects in school and in class that sometimes it is important to "go with the flow." It is important to be flexible and willing to change. The situation needs to be looked and we need to decide, what is going to be of most benefit to everyone involved? I think a lot of times people try to over-contemplate a situation when there are ways to make it so much simpler. It is all about perspective and an interesting perspective it is.
I have begun looking to implement these strategies into my job. I work for a large international company and I deal directly with very large customers. I have noticed in the emails that I send for my job that if I alter the sentence structure and wording in my emails, the messages become more precise and clear and it simplifies the entire process. I plan to continue to focus on this newly learned, yet simple, skill and to implement it into my work process to simplify my job.
Through simple observations I learned another very valuable lesson this week. A lot of times we have a plan for exactly how something is going to go, or at least how it should go. We get ideas in our heads of what someone wants and how it needs to be done. In all reality, sometimes we need to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. We need to ask ourselves the question, why am I doing this? I have noticed through group projects in school and in class that sometimes it is important to "go with the flow." It is important to be flexible and willing to change. The situation needs to be looked and we need to decide, what is going to be of most benefit to everyone involved? I think a lot of times people try to over-contemplate a situation when there are ways to make it so much simpler. It is all about perspective and an interesting perspective it is.
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