Today marks the end of the first week of school. With that in mind, I thought of a question in relation to my goal for the year.
¿Did I challenge myself? did I apply the growth mindset that I learned and am still learning by experience? Never have I ever been so glad to say YES! While we were assigning roles during iWeek, I remembered hearing one of my colleagues say, "Who wants to present?" Immediately, I froze. I felt every inch of my body tighten and shy away. I felt like a squeezed sponge, now small and hidden. At first I rejected the Idea of presenting, like the water squeezed from the sponge. Nevertheless, I quickly remembered --> WWAGMD (What would a growth mindset do) In the midst of shying away I shot up like a rocket and the words came out of me; I knew it was my growth mindset speaking, "I would be willing to try". All my peers that had been with me the year before knew how much I got nervous while presenting. However, I knew this time I had to step up for the challenge. The only way I could ever become a better presenter was to keep trying, not caring if I failed but knowing that I gave it my best effort. Stepping up for the challenge to present resulted with me being in charge of the presentation. Filling in these big shoes, I had to act like a leader. "A leader is a dealer in hope." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte Dealing hope to those who believed in the presentation itself and in me presenting it. Also to those who were presenting beside me, I had to step it up! I practiced and practiced, the night before, the night before that, and even right before the presentation. Although some may say to practice to much a presentation before might confused you, I know myself. There's never a limit to practicing, at least I have noticed this in myself and that practice paid off. I felt like a natural! SABES!
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Corey Topf
8/16/2014 12:31:59 am
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8/17/2014 06:18:07 am
Stangl!!!!! great blog post!! Well said with the growth mindset! And let me tell you that you rocked the presentation. You have improved drastically since the first time you presented! #soproud of my study buddy!
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