Unfortunately we did not have a good dynamic with at least 1 team member which cause a quite a bit of delay and frustration, but we were able to side step this for the most part and push on with the objectives. Things got really bad one particular week and I am glad it’s over I will have to really do some thinking about how to deal with this if it happens in the real world. 3. What did you learn in completing this project about yourself and how you work in a team environment? I work better with people who are of similar thinking, I think that I lead better than follow, and I know that I prefer to work on things alone.
All we can hope for is to try to be the best we can be, help others when we can, and work hard in every situation on any given day. There are many unfortunate people in this world but may be possible impossible to help them all. If every fortunate person helped one or two less fortunate each day, imagine how many people would get a meal, an article of clothing, or maybe even a warm place to sleep. I have always lived by the aphorism “Every little bit helps.” Though the efforts may not be much but the initial thought is always what counts. Student Carol Siskin wrote a comparison-contrast essay titled “The Virtues of Growing Older.” She delves into issues of how many people wish to be young again although age definitely has its advantages.
My answer to that is no I would not; its because of the mistakes I have made that make me who I am today. William Stafford signifies that people come in and out of your life; some playing little roles and some playing significant roles. Through all of this I have friends come and go; no matter who they may be everybody has made an impact in my life in one way or another. When things get rough you realize who is actually close to you; but it’s the people that exit my life in a hurry that have taught me a lot. I have realized that people can come and go out of my life as they please, but it’s the people that stay that truly impact me.
In phlebotomy class, besides the tedious 160 questions every week, the instructor is more interested in socializing than in teaching. When practicing live-venipunctures, we all make mistakes. But for some unknown reason, she tends to criticize me when I make a mistake. She talks to me in a demeaning way She says,” Make that mistake
It changes towards your life, your family and towards the society. Once you’re older you have more time on your hands, and you start to think a lot, you think about your life and how you lived you. Sometimes it changes to be negative and sometimes positive. If a person turns old and regrets a lot of things they may have done in their life, they might feel negative towards everything. If a old person doesn’t have a family or is in a lot of pain their attitude towards life would be negative and maybe feeling suicidal.
I am always a few tasks ahead of myself in my mind and very often don’t take the time to ask for clarification, or feedback from others to make sure they understand where I am coming from. In the two examples I provided, lack of feedback was definitely a major cause of the misunderstandings. Just a sentence or two in each case from the receiver quantifying the message could have prevented the misunderstandings from occurring. Instead, I was in a hurry to get that easy task off my to-do list and the customer service rep was probably also in a hurry to get on to her next call and her next order. That is the way life seems to be these days in business.
My schedule doesn’t allow for a lot of give, so everything I do is with purpose and on time. I forget that not everyone has the same regimen and need to be so time conscience. I am also not good at adapting to change, which is a critical skill I need to work on. In being with the same company for so long, we have seen our fair share of change, and I do eventually come around, but I think I could do it faster and better if I were more flexible and adaptive when I first become aware of changes on the way. Sometimes we learn of change the day of, via email, and it definitely throws me for a loop.
In many instances both partners want to be able to manage by themselves, even when they are elderly or frail, but caring for someone is a huge emotional and physical burden. If you are caring for someone at home, sharing some of that burden and having a proper break from it enables you to carry on without crisis. Your partner may not fully realise how you feel unless you tell him, so this could be the important first step towards another change in your lives
I realize that I do not know very much about local resources. I have started a portfolio, which I update constantly; however, there is not enough information about local resources which are available for my clients. As for collaboration, sometimes I feel as if I should already know things because I have been there for a while and get a little embarrassed to ask, therefore causing me to feel as if I am on my own. Whenever I do supervision time, my MSW always tells me that I am doing a great job. I am sure I can improve in many areas and I wish my MSW would tell me what those areas
I think it could be very rewarding helping people get back on the right path. I love to work with people and it is not a regular desk job so it would solve my problem of becoming bored easily. I would work with a multitude of people and each day would be different. On the other hand, it is not a 9-5 job and it would keep me away from my family due to the heavy demands and caseloads. I could also be in danger working with convicted felons.