For one of the classes I'm taking this summer, I have to read copious amounts of articles about teaching. The most recent article I read from focused on never ceasing to learn, about the difference between deciding to be like others and choosing to think for oneself.
I like the below exert because it puts to words some of the thoughts I've had about wanting different things for my life. I want to be a person who values people, but I also want to be a person who chooses to better herself. If someone is going to influence me in a negative way, I want to be able to choose to avoid these people. And I want to be free to do so. I feel that all of these things listed below are important aspects for all of us to remember and adopt for ourselves.
Here are some habits you can choose to develop, by Harry and Rosemary Wong
- Choose to invest in yourself so that you can increase your value to others.
- Choose to learn and grow as a professional.
- Choose to avoid thoughts and people who will limit you.
- Choose to stop surviving and existing and start taking small risks to create incremental growth.
- Choose to identify what you want to do with your life and choose to DO IT.
