Head in the clouds, feet on the ground

  Hey everyone! Thankfully, this week hasn't been as busy as past weeks. I think I got the majority of what needed to be done out of the way already, so I was able to take some time to rest and handle other important things in my life. With all luck, I'll know where I can intern in the fall! Fingers crossed! We were going over parenting this week, reviewing effective and ineffective parenting techniques. Everyone comes from different backgrounds and different lifestyles, so it can be difficult to say that -blank- is the correct style of parenting. At the same time, children are different, even within the same family, so there's really no end-all parenting tricks that hold the answers to all of parents' questions.  One thing I want to address is the idea of choice. Even from a young age, children are faced with choices every day, from what to wear, who to talk to, how to behave, and other perhaps minor things. As they grow older, they are faced with bigger and more conse...

  Hey everyone! I might've mentioned before that the semester I'm in is quickly coming to a close. There's 3 to 4 weeks left. What a strange semester this has been. There's been unexpected changes and obstacles, but there's also been great opportunities for growth and connecting with others. There's still time left, and I still aim to post on this blog from time to time once the semester is over but I'll still be sure to transmit all I can about what I've learned from this class til the very end! This week our focus was on Finances and Fatherhood, two things that I consider to be very close related. One thing stood out to me the most and I want to address it first. Someone in the class mentioned that far too often, someone judges their worth as a Father by their ability to provide financially. This makes sense, as it's easiest to see how much a man is providing by their income. It's an easy benchmark. I do feel, however, that a man's ability ...

 Hey everyone! Weeks are really starting to fly by now. I've had a lot to do in recent weeks, as the semester I'm in is quickly starting to conclude. Lots of projects that happen to coincide with one another. It gets pretty easy to let things stack up, and I'm struggling against letting these things accumulate. Easier said than done, but for sure I've got my work cut out for me right now. Many people do, so I hope everyone's able to get things done.  Anyways, onto what was discussed this week. We spoke a lot about communication this week. To set the base for what I'm wanting to share, here's what we focused mainly on: 5 Secrets of effective communication (EAR) 1.        Empathy – The Disarming Technique – Find the truth in what the other person is saying. 2.        Empathy – Empathy – Try to see the world through the other person’s perspective. 3.        Empathy – Inquiry – Ask gentle que...

Hey everyone! Well, this was an interesting week to be sure. It had it's ups and downs. I was under the impression that I had a week and a half to prepare, rehearse, and polish a presentation that was worth a lot of my grade. Turned out I had two days. That didn't go super well... but there's a chance for me to redeem myself with the next and final presentation coming up in a couple of weeks, so I'll be sure to do my best and learn from this mistake. Otherwise, I'd say it was a good week! Very busy and very rewarding in many cases.  Also I bought a longboard so that's cool.  For this post I want to focus on something that my dad always told me: A Dean never says they can’t. I would say that I can’t tell you how many times I heard that as a kid but that would be breaking the rule so I won’t. My father oftentimes told me that whenever I told him that there was something that I couldn’t do, something that was difficult for me to do. You know what? He was always rig...