From the article 9 behaviors that make you a star employee I chose two behaviors that I'm sure I could work on. They are working collaboratively and embracing change. Most of the time I enjoy working by myself but teamwork is essential to success and I need to work on opening up and working along with others as well as getting used to change, I usually go with what I know, but change can be a good thing.
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Two points that caught my attention from the article "How to carve out life's passion" by John C. Maxwell, would be: Pay the price and define success for yourself. On the road to success there are certain things you may have to overcome or some hardships along the way but that's all part of paying the price. If you are passionate about what you are pursuing then the "price" should be worth it. Also you must define success for yourself in order to be successful, this ties into another section of the article that talks about ways to fire up your passion. Some questions asked are "What hobbies have you pursued over the years and why? These may be clues that will tell you something about yourself." and "What would you never give up because you love it so much?" these answers may be the key to defining your own success.
"The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting." --Walt Disney
This quote ties along with another one of my favorites that is "quitters never win". It is true that quitting is a bad solution to getting what you want in life. How can you achieve something if you don't keep working for it? No matter how hard it gets. There has been plenty of times where I have just wanted to give up at something, but most of the time I am relieved that I decided not to, for instance, I started a job over the summer and was working about 5 days a week. When both college and high school started for me I felt overwhelmed and highly debated on quitting my job. After contemplating it I went to talk to my manager and she said she understands and said she could schedule me less and give me time for both work and studies. I was satisfied that I could keep both my job and schooling because I do enjoy my job and would have been upset if I would have just quit. From the article "The Ultimate Michigan Bucket List For 2015" I've seen plenty of thing id want to do and a few that I have already done, such as; going ice skating in campus Martius which I do a few times each year, As well as visiting the international auto show every year with my dad. I have also had the pleasure of taking a carriage ride on Mackinac island with my best friend Kaeley. These are things I have greatly enjoyed doing and hope to do again.
The three points i chose were encourage creativity, be yourself, and be humble. All of these are important aspects for anything you do in life. Being humble allows you to admit to your own errors and share success with your team, as a leader. Being yourself is also important, if not one of the most important points. It is good to have your own opinions and ways of running things, be original. Last but not least as a leader it is great to encourage creativity, opening up to others ideas is essential in most leadership roles, Leadership is closely intertwined with followership and they both need eachother to create success.
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