What a WEEK! This week has been one FULL of lessons. Yes, I already knew but they had never become engraved in my brain until now. For one, I had never valued the importance of TEAMWORK so much as these past five days, and I definitely realized how HARD it can be when someone doesn't carry their own WEIGHT and it falls on everyone else's shoulders. Yes, some people do need LEADERS, the ones who stand in front of them and GUIDE them forward. But they don't need guidance every step of the way. They don't need to be told what to do for the rest of their lives. However, there are the ones who can't see for themselves; the ones who can't see what tasks need to be accomplished or what can be worked on. These are the ones who need BOSSES, who need help every step of the way. Almost all of us are, at some point in our lives, those people, the ones who need a boss and need to be told what to do. But as we go on, we become the ones who need a leader, and then eventually the ones who LEAD. Who do I want to be? This week has also been one of learning how to properly BALANCE your time between work and play. Unlike most of the IA students, I'm still working on my internship and I'm taking IB exams, as well as working on the IA final project. However TRIFLING it may seem for me to mention, I've also been HOOKED on Game of Thrones for the past couple of months. This week has been one of the most overwhelming I've had in the past school year and maybe the one where I've gotten the least amount of sleep because I've been JUGGLING my time. I have a tendency to leave stuff to the last minute, to procrastinate. A sort of "WHY DO NOW WHAT I CAN DO LATER" mentality, but that always leaves me with an OMINOUS feeling hanging over my head, not allowing me to enjoy my leisure to the fullest. I always remember my brother's second grade teacher telling him to do what he doesn't want to do first, in order to enjoy the rest of his day doing whatever he wants to do. In my case, doing the stuff I find most important, first. But how do I PRIORITIZE when each each one has an equal--different, of course--importance. Kind of. My internship is important because I've been given the chance to work for an NGO that, although they do need the help, never accept interns. IB exams are equally as important because they might count as college course credit--although classes I will potentially be taking look a lot more interesting. Lastly, the IA review. My teammates are trusting that I will complete all my work that has been assigned to me, actually, that I have chosen to do. See what I mean? They all have about the same importance but have DIFFERENT purposes. Who do I want to be?
Sometimes we have to SACRIFICE play for success. As I mentioned before, and as unhealthy as it might seem, I have become sort of addicted with Game of Thrones. As hard as it was, I had to ABSTAIN from watching a single episode all week long. Yes, this might seem TRIVIAL to some, but it was a huge deal for me because I'm the type of person that has to do something completely different for an hour in order to get back on track. I can't just work, work, work. This past week, it was certainly IMPOSSIBLE for me to watch Game of Thrones, but it was not the end of the world. By the end of the week, I knew I could afford to watch an episode or two and keep on working. Yes, we have to balance our time between WORK and PLAY, but sometimes we have to sacrifice play for success. Who do I want to be? I've talked about a lot of things right now, but essentially I'm trying to think about what type of person I want to be now and in the future. Do I want to be the FOLLOWER, the BOSS or the LEADER? Do I want to be the person that can BALANCE their time between WORK and PLAY or the one who leaves everything to the last minute? Do I want to be the person that knows when play has to be SACRIFICED for SUCCESS and knows when to REWARD themselves with play? Sometimes we need to be the follower. Sometimes we need to be the BOSS. Sometimes we need to be the LEADERS I assure you, being the leader is the hardest, but is definitely the most REWARDING Try, try, try with all your might to find the leader in you to GUIDE your crew. BE the person that can balance their time between work and play and BE that person that knows when to postpone play for success. Now I ask you, who do YOU want to be?
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Andrea Hurtado
5/10/2015 07:26:48 am
F! Wow, I had no idea you were juggling so many thing, but as time passes the weight starts to decrease, especially with the IB exams. I just wanted to say that I'm very surprised with your performance this past week, even though you have been overwhelmed with work you have still managed to study, read excellent sheep and participate in the conversations, work with your team on the review, and even do your internship. I know you say you procrastinate, but I just wanted to thank you, because that shows how much you deeply care about the IA and everything you do.
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Corey Topf
5/10/2015 08:14:16 am
Hey F! I agree with Drew and want to thank you for working so hard on the IA Review while you also had so many other things going on. I also want to commend you on the questions you ask throughout the post. You don't pretend to know the answers, but you come at the questions with an openness and an inquisitiveness that shows your maturity and depth of thought.
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