Wow, I can hardly believe spring semester is over already! This week's theme was "Celebrating Life." One of my favorite quotes, that I regularly reflect on is "Not every day will be good, but there will be something good in every day." When we talked about celebrating in class today, I thought about celebrating each days little triumphs. When I say my nightly prayers, I try to make sure I thank God for his daily tender mercies. Occasionally, I make a list in my gratitude journal before I pray. Actually, I am trying to do this more often.
As I reflect on this semester, I think this class has truly influenced me to get out of my comfort zone. I started taking more classes that contribute to my major, and one particular class, B211, was HARD. At first, I was struggling with the material and I had so many self-doubts. But, through the inspiration I gained from this class, B183, I shoved those fears aside, and I actually got a really good grade in my B211 class. Even more than that, I learned so many valuable lessons, and I had so much fun! Another thing I did this semester was apply for a hard to reach job. I was confident and I actually got the position. When I first started working there, I felt so out of place. I didn't know the language, I was not sure who to talk to, or who was who! But, I stuck it out and now I am very successful. I recently met with my boss and he had only positive things to say about me! It was definitely an uplifting, fulfilling experience. I also started playing on a softball team! I have never played competitive sports on my life so this was a major feat for me. I did pretty well too! Or at least that is what everyone says. Maybe they are just being nice!
So all in all, I have to say, I am really grateful for this class. I was able to harness my dreams and start putting them to action. Creating my bucket list was probably my favorite activity. For days, I was brainstorming different dreams and I got really inspired. Every time I read over the list I want to get started right away, and I do! Moving forward, I want to continue to work hard and stay inspired. I believe living an honest, humble life filled with passion is the only way to truly live. As next semester begins, I will focus on getting into my growth zone and shying away from the comfort zone. This concept helped me SO much this semester and I believe if I keep practicing this concept, it will only make me better! Thanks Bro. Nygren for an incredibly inspired semester!
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Week 13
This week's theme was an attitude of gratitude and it was one of my favorite lessons! "Count your blessings, names them one by one...."
We learned some extremely important factors of gratitude such as gratitude is like a muscle. Also, gratitude is a verb, it is the ACTION of being thankful.
How does gratitude relate to....
Happiness
Health
Success
Gratitude empowers us to find greater happiness, it increases our well being, and it plays a major role in our success. There is not one person who would rather work with a bitter, ungrateful person. People want to work with optimistic people with an attitude of gratitude.
Some important practices which can increase our gratitude are the following,
-Keep a gratitude journal and write in it EVERYDAY. Something that I have been working on is before I read my scriptures and pray at night, I jot down what I am thankful for that day. It makes my scripture study and my prayer much more meaningful.
-Go on a gratitude visit (find someone to thank (write a letter)
Something we did in class was send a text to tell someone we are grateful for them.
A friend of mine, whom I really admire came home early from his mission this week. I texted him and told him how proud I was of him and how grateful I was to have him as a friend. It was a really good experience for me and I realized that I need to express my feelings for the people in my life more often. I am SO lucky to have such incredible relationships that I take for granted. I think my friend really appreciated my text, and it was kind of funny how this lesson matched up with what has been going on in my life, (well his life, but still.)
A few other notes I jotted down in class were,
When you implement an attitude of gratitude, you don't have anything to lose except negative feelings.
"Because we see things so often, we see them less and less." This quote really stuck with me and made me realize, I need to acknowledge the small things in my life; the tender mercies God has given me.
We learned some extremely important factors of gratitude such as gratitude is like a muscle. Also, gratitude is a verb, it is the ACTION of being thankful.
How does gratitude relate to....
Happiness
Health
Success
Gratitude empowers us to find greater happiness, it increases our well being, and it plays a major role in our success. There is not one person who would rather work with a bitter, ungrateful person. People want to work with optimistic people with an attitude of gratitude.
Some important practices which can increase our gratitude are the following,
-Keep a gratitude journal and write in it EVERYDAY. Something that I have been working on is before I read my scriptures and pray at night, I jot down what I am thankful for that day. It makes my scripture study and my prayer much more meaningful.
-Go on a gratitude visit (find someone to thank (write a letter)
Something we did in class was send a text to tell someone we are grateful for them.
A friend of mine, whom I really admire came home early from his mission this week. I texted him and told him how proud I was of him and how grateful I was to have him as a friend. It was a really good experience for me and I realized that I need to express my feelings for the people in my life more often. I am SO lucky to have such incredible relationships that I take for granted. I think my friend really appreciated my text, and it was kind of funny how this lesson matched up with what has been going on in my life, (well his life, but still.)
A few other notes I jotted down in class were,
When you implement an attitude of gratitude, you don't have anything to lose except negative feelings.
"Because we see things so often, we see them less and less." This quote really stuck with me and made me realize, I need to acknowledge the small things in my life; the tender mercies God has given me.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Week 12
"Start where you are. Start with what you have. Make something of it! Never be satisfied."
~George Washington Carver
This week was on one of my favorite subjects...SOCIAL entrepreneurship! Here are a couple notes I jotted down during this week's class....
- We were all born entrepreneurs
- True developments puts those first which society puts last
- The poor are credit worthy...they just need an opportunity
- The world is created by mindsets
- Always be ready to unlearn and relearn
- "Have I rescued anyone lately"
- In the days of service -- things are founded
- In the days of vanity -- things are destroyed
- Get past the analysis paralysis
Here were some guidelines for becoming a social entrepreneur:
1. Slow down
2. Practice an attitude of gratitude
3. Spend time with someone less fortunate than you
4. Take note
Social entrepreneurship is extremely appealing to me because I love the idea of helping those who are in need. I see so many incredible people helping those who are hunger, those who are homeless, and those who are sick. It touches my heart and I want to be a part of it. I have already enrolled in the Social Innovations class for next semester and I am so excited to expand my knowledge on the subject. I absolutely loved Muhammad's article about his Grameen Bank. I hope that I can be like him and do what he does someday.
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~George Washington Carver
This week was on one of my favorite subjects...SOCIAL entrepreneurship! Here are a couple notes I jotted down during this week's class....
- We were all born entrepreneurs
- True developments puts those first which society puts last
- The poor are credit worthy...they just need an opportunity
- The world is created by mindsets
- Always be ready to unlearn and relearn
- "Have I rescued anyone lately"
- In the days of service -- things are founded
- In the days of vanity -- things are destroyed
- Get past the analysis paralysis
Here were some guidelines for becoming a social entrepreneur:
1. Slow down
2. Practice an attitude of gratitude
3. Spend time with someone less fortunate than you
4. Take note
Social entrepreneurship is extremely appealing to me because I love the idea of helping those who are in need. I see so many incredible people helping those who are hunger, those who are homeless, and those who are sick. It touches my heart and I want to be a part of it. I have already enrolled in the Social Innovations class for next semester and I am so excited to expand my knowledge on the subject. I absolutely loved Muhammad's article about his Grameen Bank. I hope that I can be like him and do what he does someday.
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