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Just a quick post for this week since I haven’t mentored recently (my mentor is on vacation). This past Thursday, I was identified as a Student of the Month at my high school for “pressing pause and demonstrating compassion.” I was nominated by a classmate of mine as well as one of my teachers, and was one of around fifteen students in attendance of a breakfast to recognize us. At the breakfast, we listened to one of Darby’s business teachers, Mr. Evan Bell, speak about what it means to be compassionate. Additionally, he walked us through how Southwest Airlines conducts a group interview, in which a few candidates tell their most embarrassing stories and the interviewers watch the faces of the other candidates to see if they are relating to and sympathizing with the candidate speaking. Those who showed signs of compassion were selected to move on to the next round of the hiring process, and those who did not appear to connect with the speaker were sent home. Mr. Bell emphasized how more and more companies are hiring people based on their personality rather than their abilities. He told us, “companies hire for attitude, train for skill,” meaning that the skills required for a job can be taught, but emotions cannot. This just serves as a reminder for all of us that no matter where we work, or what path we take, we must continue to be compassionate, as that is something that will go further than simply being able to complete a task.
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Along with our personal mission statements, we have been talking about life planning in class, and forming our own life management plans. There were eight different areas to our life plans: personal development, wellness, interpersonal relationships, family, education, career, community and leadership involvement, and financial goals. It was difficult to set different goals in this many areas, as I had thought about the future before, but never in so many aspects at the same time. For example, I had thought about what type of job I had wanted and the finances that would be involved, but I never connected those to how they might affect my relationships with my family and friends. The most challenging goal for me to set was my personal development goal. Being the perfectionist that I am, I always see room for improvement, but it was hard to choose what I wanted to focus on the most. I could always work on my time management skills, or becoming more resilient when I stumble upon obstacles in my path. Eventually, I decided on wanting to travel to Italy, as my family is Italian and I have always wanted to learn more about different cultures outside of America. One goal that will be the most beneficial for me is my wellness goal, in which I made a plan to get 8 hours of sleep each night. Currently, on the rare occasion that I do get enough sleep, it is easier for me to focus, I am much more productive, and overall I have a more positive mindset throughout the day. Working towards this goal will also be helping me reach each of the other goals I have set for myself. All in all, creating a life plan for myself has helped me gain a better vision of what I want my future to look like, and when I can see my future, I find it that much easier to work to make it a reality. This week in class, we have been learning about personal mission statements, and working on our own. A personal mission statement is one sentence that is unique for each individual to help guide them when making decisions that impact their future. The first step to writing a personal mission statement was make a list of what is important to you. My top 5 things that I came up with are family, friends, health, safety, and happiness. The second step is to envision where you want to go. I answered this in a couple of different ways. One thing I wrote was that I wanted to take a trip to Italy, but I also included that I want to work in a hospital lab and live with my future family. The third step is to describe what the best version of yourself looks like. I want to love waking up in the morning, and never dread going to work each day. I want to worry less and lift up everyone around me. I want to take care of myself, specifically get enough sleep each night, and I hope to never have to worry about having enough money for the important things. The fourth step is identifying how you want others to see you. Some of the characteristics I listed were caring, passionate, responsible, and confident. The fifth step is to figure out what you want your legacy to be and how you want to impact others. For me, I want my impact to be encouraging everyone to be themselves and be their best self, no matter what others around them think. So, after all of that, the personal mission statement that I have come up with is this: “to be a superhero to everyone around me.” This is kind of a joke, because I am a huge Marvel fan, but there is real meaning to it. It’s not because I plan on falling into a vat of toxic waste and gaining unnatural abilities, but because a superhero is someone that others can depend on. They also encourage others to be the best version of themselves. They never hesitate to do the right thing, and they keep a positive mindset despite any obstacles that come their way. That’s the kind of person I want to be. |
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April 2019
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