Katie Ross's Week 3 Blog Post:
TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
Wk3 Reading: Up, Up, & Away!
I’m not sure that I believe that we are all leaders. I do think we have the ability to make a difference in people. We can easily do this just by being nice and being opened minded to the fact that we don’t know all the hardships that we all have in our lives. We listen to people by opening our ears and really paying attention to what each one of us is telling each other. Sometimes we get so carried away in ourselves that we have a hard time stepping out and really paying attention to the people around us.
Rule number 6, I think is going to become my saying to myself. Sometimes at work I get so absorb in the task at hand or what needs to be discussed, that in a meeting I get upset when the meeting gets side tracked and people start telling jokes. I need to obey rule number 6. After reading this chapter I promised myself that when these types of situation pop up during my meetings to laugh with my team instead of look annoyed. We can all use a good deep belly laugh everyday and I need to start taking advantage of all the ones that are presented in front of my. So Rule number 6 welcome to my life!
I do a good job of being content with the way things are and also knowing when it’s time to push to make things better. I have a very positive outlook on life so it’s very hard for me to focus on the negative. Sometimes after watching documentaries about food and the earth I can sometimes feel “ well I can’t make a difference” but my positive attitude always speaks to my brain and reminds that sometimes one person can make a difference. Sometimes we have to settle because we can’t change the situation and that doesn’t mean lowering expectations to me. To me that means just stepping back and focusing my energy on something that I can make better.
I express my passions by talking, breathing, and being a walking example of them. I think it’s great not to care about some things and to just let go and let the universe do it’s job. I find that when I give something up to the universe it always does the right thing for that situation.
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| Just a reminder to stop and smell the flowers! Picture from Creative Commons. |
My response to Katie's blog:
You commented that you are "not sure that I believe that we are all leaders." Someone is always watching what you do. The actions that you do, as they watch, serve as a way of leading them without either of you knowing. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, to lead is to have charge of. Is there anything or anyone that you are in charge of? Do you ever have a lead position in the meetings that you mentioned? So many times people associate "leaders" with the top, like their boss, president, or director, but a leader is anyone who leads. I think at some point we have to step up and lead something. Now, ... some people are better at leading than others but that doesn't change the fact that they are leaders.
I too will be taking Rule Number 6 with me wherever I go! I also have a situation at work where I am going to do my best to take the annoyed look off my face and embrace what is happening.
I think that with the positive attitude that you have described here and that I have heard in your voice in class .... you are more of a leader than you think.