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Hello Friends and thanks for following my blog. Please comment on this page versus facebook. This blog is not for entertainment. It is a more intimate blog that is part of a course that I am currently taking with professor Rockquemore @ UIC, a course titled "Leadership For Change". In this course we are learning about different types of leaders, more importantly finding out who we are and finding the leader in us! I appreciate you following along and will try to keep you as informed as possible. Our Assignment are usually based on readings from 4 books 1.Bell Hooks, All About Love 2.Susan Komives Exploring Leadership: For College Students Who Want To Make a Difference 3. Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak 4. Barbara Sher. Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want. and additional reading from our Blackboard site.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Aast 294, "Assignment 1" Who I really am...

1. I decided to TA for this course because it helped me with being successful last semester. It helped me realize that when I write things down, I get it done. Also, it helped me realize the improtance of setting goals and actually living up to the  goals.
2. Last semester this class helped me  with being punctual, organized and detail oriented, I am hoping to continue with that. I  am also hoping that I can further define my career goals and begin to actually involve  myself with both my hobbies and my career  goals.I hope to become more organized and punctual (managing my time better and being on time.) The time tracker we had last semester helped me so much that I searched high  and low for a time master agenda this semester.

In my early childhood, I was most fascinated with people's differences, and I learned this by listening to people conversations. I found interest in ease dropping. Yes, I was amazed by the different issues people faced, and how they reacted to those issues, but most of all, just knowing their business.
  I recall wanting to be a doctor because I thought to myself; "doctors know everyones business" and I wanted  to know 'EVERYTHING' about 'EVERYONE'.
Out of all the 5 senses I was blessed with, I used my ears the most, boy, was I nosy. I know most kids are nosy  but I was a different type of nosy! I could've been playing with my toys, watching tele or reading a book, I always  ease dropped in adult conversations and, I would fix my ears in on the conversation, while pretending that my undivided attention was on whatever I was doing at the time. Even when I was involved in a conversation I would listen so attentively, that I could repeat the conversation word for word, pause for pause.
Eventually my parents caught on to how nosy I was and they started speaking a different language, and soon enough I understood the language fluently, but they didn't know that until I recently confessed and spoke it to them. LOL.
 I never told anyone this, but when I was a kid, I imagined/thought that people were watching me just as I watched the tele. I believed at the time that; just  as I watch  the tele, people are watching me and people are watching the people that are watching me and on and on, and God got the best view, he watches us all! Because I thought people were watching  me, I would put on a show at times. I would just do things that I thought people wanted to see and avoid things that I thought they would dislike viewing.  When I saw something on the tele that I thought the people watching me should see, I would act it out!  I even payed close attention to my  personality and how I wanted my imaginary audience to perceive my character. I didn't want people to see me slouching in my seat, or making a mess when eating etc. So, I made it my priority to be on my best behavior all the time. It's hilarious now when I look back. There is definitely still a part of me that loves putting on a show. In my past adult years I had star roles in  all my high school plays  from Sophomore to Senior year. I would still love to act but my schedule is so occupied and busy there is almost no time for that! However, I still practice monologues on my own time.
I know many people may think, because I was putting on a show, I  really never got to be myself, but believe me, it built my character and THAT character that I played was REALLY  who I was/am. My early interest's, like being nosy....could lead to so many career options, health care, law, politics, or some sort of consultant etc. but my childhood talent would lead to an acting career. 


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