leadership in the home

Growing up, I have always been fortunate enough to have been surrounded by truly amazing individuals. The individual that most frequently comes to my mind is my mother. She in all honesty is one of my heroes. I love her with all my heart. I realized how strong of a leader she was by how she handled situations. When I was twelve, my father passed away. This was obviously a very trying time for my family. However, my mother was the glue that held us together. She showed so much strength, love, and optimism. I never once heard her complain. She only tried to keep our family close to each other and our Heavenly Father. From this, I learned that its always important to be optimistic about whatever comes in life. By doing this, we grow spiritually and emotionally. Without my mothers example, I know without a doubt that I would not be the strong person I am today. She is an incredible leader who I hope to continue to emulate.

Ethics and Morals

This week, we were given the chance to learn about ethics and morals. I have found out that this is a very complicated and general issue. There is so much that is not defined! However, discussing this has made me think about issues that both my peers and I have to deal with in life. This week, I went to lunch with my mother who mentioned she heard that kids would take their friends i-Clickers to class for them. This has constantly been on my mind. This sounds so appealing to most college students. However, it is wrong. I believe that in order to get credit for a class, you need to be there. These are the types of issues that I see my peers and I struggle with. Most of the ethical and moral issues I face are with more personal issues. Overall, I am very glad I was able to analyze what both ethics and morals are. It all comes down to context.

conflict resolution

In class this week, we discussed conflict. I felt that this was a very important issue to discuss due to the fact that it is something that we all have in our lives. I really enjoyed lab this week. We discussed the importance of being able to calm down. How important is this? VERY!!! I strongly feel that this is a key element to successful conflict resolution. We also watched a clip from the office where Micheal Scott says something very profound. He tells Angela and Oscar to "own the situation". Well, something to that effect. I feel that he was hinting toward action. There needs to be some sort of action in order to resolve an issue. From lab, we discussed the three main possible solutions. There is win win win, win lose, and compromise. I feel that we all should strive to obtain the first of the three- win win win. If we do this, I feel that regardless of the situation, we can and will become more successful in our ability to solve conflict.