So...this blog is comin' at you folks a little late...woops!
So far in class we've talked about, well, a lot. Jan has been asking us a lot of questions and they've been getting my mind thinking a lot about what's going to happen after I'm out of this place, and it's scaring the hell out of me...but I guess that's what this class is for right? Scare me now so I don't freak out when I'm out of this place?!
The Adventures of Johnny Bunko was a quick, but good read. It had 6 key points for success:
1. There is no plan.
2. Think strengths, not weaknesses
3. It's not about you.
4. Persistence trumps talent.
5. Make excellent mistakes. (I, at least I hope, I do this all the time :)
6. Leave an imprint.
I didn't buy the book and I don't have it right next to me right now to refer to which sucks now because I can't remember everything that this book said to me (I stole the 6 points from Dan's blog, Thanks Dan!). I just like not having to follow a set plan that someone (your parents) give or want for you. They want you to succeed, but what they don't realize is that we need to make our own mistakes. By giving us a plan, they could be holding us back. Just let happen what's going to happen and it should (hopefully) work out for the best.
Reading the first few chapters of Art and Fear has probably helped me more than I thought. At first I didn't really think that this book would be helpful because I felt (and still somewhat do feel) that it just states the obvious, which it does, but in doing so it gets me to think back to all those times when the certain fear overcame me, or when I felt that way, etc. and made me think about how much I grew from that or how I can use my fear as a driving force just to get my life in gear (nice car/driving analogy right?).
That's all I have for now...check ya soon.
Jacy
Glad my blog helped out a bit! This might be a little cheesy and nerdy, but another analogy that works with your little car driving one is Batman. Turned his fear, into his biggest driving force to help people.
ReplyDeleteWell, Jacy, along with some hard questions and food for thought, we're going to start launching into building tools to help prepare for when you 'get out of this place.'
ReplyDeleteI do like your driving analogy "how I can use my fear as a driving force just to get my life in gear." But there's also a lot to think about in that short statement.