Sunday, January 24, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Not now Chief...I'm in the zone.
It truly is amazing on those rare occassions when my brain decides it is going to kick it into high gear and actually be productive. The last few days at work I have managed to really buckle down and fly through work I should have done weeks ago but also plow through material not due for weeks! I guess this is what it feels like to be good at your job?
I am sure there has to be some scientific explanation for how our brain works in those situtaions, but imagine if you could harness that whenever you felt like it. I'm really good at bringing it together when I have put something off until the last minute or at things that really aren't THAT important. When I decide that I want to start working out I get very focused, or on any sort of athletic field I can do the same. However, school work, work-work, or anything that really has any value or importance it's like pulling teeth.
Now if people actually read this blog I would say something like what do you think? Or how do you harness your 'zone' like qualities? Or can we come up with a better term then 'zone' because all I think of when I hear that term is the Jaeger Bomb guy...and quite frankly that should never be in your brain while reading ANYTHING!
I am sure there has to be some scientific explanation for how our brain works in those situtaions, but imagine if you could harness that whenever you felt like it. I'm really good at bringing it together when I have put something off until the last minute or at things that really aren't THAT important. When I decide that I want to start working out I get very focused, or on any sort of athletic field I can do the same. However, school work, work-work, or anything that really has any value or importance it's like pulling teeth.
Now if people actually read this blog I would say something like what do you think? Or how do you harness your 'zone' like qualities? Or can we come up with a better term then 'zone' because all I think of when I hear that term is the Jaeger Bomb guy...and quite frankly that should never be in your brain while reading ANYTHING!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
MLK and Why I won't be President
I miss the days when people (the public) knew who their leaders were. Granted, I was not really around for "those days" but if I was...I sure would miss them now. I'm sick and tired of having to watch old footage, read documents and textbooks, or talk to the elderly to get an understanding of what a public leader was. Today, everything that happens--everything you see in the news, in politics, in sports is completely scripted. You rarely, rarely see anything genuine come from anyones mouth. I want to hear a speech and be moved. I want to see an election and be excited not because it's the first time something like this has happened in our brief history but because it is actually something I believe in. I want someone to inspire me, to make me want to be a better person not just for me and my selfish needs/reasons but because it's the right thing to do...for my country. I want to see someone take a stand...and I mean a real stand. Where they go against the grain, stand up for a true MINORITY (and I'm not talking about the color of your skin).
I remember as a young student someone telling me leadership is all about timing and knowing one thing: "you are not going to make everyone happy, the sooner you get that through your brain the stronger you will be." Now I'm not that old, so the saying can't be dead...can it? I want to see some people do things because it's the right thing to do. I want the media to shut up. Just for a couple weeks. I want to hear about a kid who saved a puppy instead of how phone companies are screwing us or teen pregnancy is up. Just for a couple weeks...then we can get all of that back.
In rememberance of Martin Luther King Jr I hope some people read this blog some day. He is what is missing. His generation of leadership is what is needed in a struggling world. The days of MLK and Bobby Kennedy seem to be as dead as they are. Of course they had some of the same issues/corruptions of today's politicians but the media couldn't/wouldn't talk about it back then but you know what, they still spoke their mind...went against the grain and actually seemed like people, werid right? When's the last time someone spoke to the masses and you actually felt like they were talking to you (comedians don't count, well unless it's Chris Rock making fun of the very establishment I'm talking about). I just want some hope, that's all.
Politics is annoying. Massachusetts is in the middle of an election for a senate seat. I'm all for voting and letting your voice be heard, hey I'm even a fan of a democracy...but this election is funny. I don't mean the funny, haha that was a great joke funny. I mean the kind that's not really funny--but you don't really want to swear so you just say it's funny.
The MA Senate race has been a National concern because of one health care referrendum and because it's the Kennedy Vacancy. The state of MA as well as the country as focused solely on this issue. So once this vote is over can we have a new election?
People jokingly and seriously (my mom) have told me that I should get into politics or run for President. Well below is the top 4 reasons why it just won't happen:
1. Do not make nearly enough money/famous relative
2. POKER
3. I don't think I have the discipline to not run my mouth when I see stupid things...like Marth Coakley's entire ad campaign.
4. I would not commit to a party.
I remember as a young student someone telling me leadership is all about timing and knowing one thing: "you are not going to make everyone happy, the sooner you get that through your brain the stronger you will be." Now I'm not that old, so the saying can't be dead...can it? I want to see some people do things because it's the right thing to do. I want the media to shut up. Just for a couple weeks. I want to hear about a kid who saved a puppy instead of how phone companies are screwing us or teen pregnancy is up. Just for a couple weeks...then we can get all of that back.
In rememberance of Martin Luther King Jr I hope some people read this blog some day. He is what is missing. His generation of leadership is what is needed in a struggling world. The days of MLK and Bobby Kennedy seem to be as dead as they are. Of course they had some of the same issues/corruptions of today's politicians but the media couldn't/wouldn't talk about it back then but you know what, they still spoke their mind...went against the grain and actually seemed like people, werid right? When's the last time someone spoke to the masses and you actually felt like they were talking to you (comedians don't count, well unless it's Chris Rock making fun of the very establishment I'm talking about). I just want some hope, that's all.
Politics is annoying. Massachusetts is in the middle of an election for a senate seat. I'm all for voting and letting your voice be heard, hey I'm even a fan of a democracy...but this election is funny. I don't mean the funny, haha that was a great joke funny. I mean the kind that's not really funny--but you don't really want to swear so you just say it's funny.
The MA Senate race has been a National concern because of one health care referrendum and because it's the Kennedy Vacancy. The state of MA as well as the country as focused solely on this issue. So once this vote is over can we have a new election?
People jokingly and seriously (my mom) have told me that I should get into politics or run for President. Well below is the top 4 reasons why it just won't happen:
1. Do not make nearly enough money/famous relative
2. POKER
3. I don't think I have the discipline to not run my mouth when I see stupid things...like Marth Coakley's entire ad campaign.
4. I would not commit to a party.
New Years/New Semesters/New, New, New!
Well, it's January 2010. It just doesn't sound or even look right does it? The new year brings an opportunity to start fresh...really it's just another day but for whatever reason our brain thinks it's time to reboot or start anew.
I am usually not a big New Year's fan or into the whole resolution thing but this year I decided to give it a try. In the position I am in at work I have two different job duties. One within Leadership Development and the other focusing solely on Residence Life. I am not a huge Residence Life fan nor do I enjoy doing my job to the fullest. I'm really good at putting in a 'B' job and coasting on through. But for whatever reason, I have decided that I am actually going to TRY this semester. Whether it is the fact that I want to have stronger references when I leave here or that I actually care about the students. I have gotten into this jaded mindset where I am just ANTI Authority when it comes to that office...but I have learned that it's a stupid mindset. Though I may not agree with many decisions made or even personel it's silly for me to sit back and do that...it's a new year right?
I am usually not a big New Year's fan or into the whole resolution thing but this year I decided to give it a try. In the position I am in at work I have two different job duties. One within Leadership Development and the other focusing solely on Residence Life. I am not a huge Residence Life fan nor do I enjoy doing my job to the fullest. I'm really good at putting in a 'B' job and coasting on through. But for whatever reason, I have decided that I am actually going to TRY this semester. Whether it is the fact that I want to have stronger references when I leave here or that I actually care about the students. I have gotten into this jaded mindset where I am just ANTI Authority when it comes to that office...but I have learned that it's a stupid mindset. Though I may not agree with many decisions made or even personel it's silly for me to sit back and do that...it's a new year right?
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