I am usually pretty good at pushing
myself to go farther. If I feel overwhelmed though, I will resort to only doing
the minimum. This remains true across the board. If I am really enthusiastic
about something, I am more inclined to push myself.
I definitely do not look for praise
or reward. I am very self-motivated. I used to be too hard on myself, but I
have gotten better about it. Of course, it is encouraging to get outside praise
and/or reward though.
I am very bad about wanting to stay
in my comfort zone. I am not completely opposed to try new things, but I need
the right kind of motivation to do so. The motivation must come from the right
person and the right place in order to be effective in leading me to branch
out. I am one to play it safe as opposed to making risks more often than not
though. I used to hate change, but I have become more open to it lately. Parenting
teaches you to roll with the flow.
Inspiration, online source
I focus on both my grades and my
learning, but I hate to say that I focus more on my grades. This is different
if I am taking a course which I am actually interested in though.
I am good at seeing both the short
and long-term perspective. This is another thing that becomes difficult when I
am overwhelmed though.
I do not like others to make my
decisions for me. I will sometimes let it happen if I feel too shy and won’t
speak up, but I am very good at setting my own goals and, more importantly,
sticking to them. My bashfulness and social anxiety keeps me from asking some
questions that I have and causing me to rely on sticking to what I know, but
motherhood is helping me get past this issue. I am less scared to ask questions
now.
I usually have a good idea of when
I am good at something and when I am not, but I don’t let that knowledge get me
down. I will keep trying to get better, unless it is something that is not
important. I don’t usually feel bored or frustrated unless I am tired. I have a
pretty enthusiastic attitude toward life in general.
Of course, I am more likely to
choose what is easy as opposed to what is hard, but I can also see what will be
“easy” in the long run. I will not make the “easy” decision if it means a more
difficult future. I tend to want things to go “right” the first time, but I
have no problem working on something if need be.
Motivational Baby, online source
I was a never a procrastinator
until I became a mom. Now, I am the queen of procrastination. I have really
been struggling with that this semester, and I keep telling myself that if I
can only make it to spring break, I will do better for the remainder of the
semester.
In all honesty, I am not good at
taking constructive criticism. It is a weakness of mine, and I tend to be
defensive when I get it. I am trying really hard to get better at it though. I
used to be a perfectionist, but I am a fairly eager learner. I will take others’
advice into consideration to improve my work; I just may not take it well in my
head at first. Although I get defensive, I will always use my mistakes to
improve in the future. I don’t usually compare myself to others, but I do learn
from others’ successes and mistakes.
For the
remainder of the semester, I am going to do my best to resist the temptation to
only do the minimum when things get overwhelming. I will push myself to
continue to give my best effort. I need to branch out and try new and different
writing styles with my stories to help me get better at branching out from my
comfort zone. I need to do better about sticking to the schedule I set for
myself to get things done. I am good at setting a schedule… I just need to get better
at following it! I will continue to work on not taking criticism personally and
use it to improve my work.
