Reflection Two

Week Two has ended and so has the last day of school! It was a very hectic week. In fact, I am typing this blog for a second input because I realized that the previous reflection I drafted did not post to my blog :)



Moving forward, I realized that I am going to have to really organize my personal calendar so that I can effective use time management to complete deadlines. Typically, I do well with planning and managing my time, but I think that since I had learned about the cohort at the end of April, applied and then was accepted, I did not make time to close-out other commitments I was involved in (like the Doctoral program I am presently in).



Nevertheless, wthe cohort is an intriguing challenge and I am looking forward to more fun-filled activities. If I had these type of activities in undergraduate or graduate school I am sure I would have contribute my full attention to completing my studies. This cohort has me excited about learning new things.



Setting a personal time management calendar will help me to interact with my team and be an effective team member. It is difficult when everyone on a team has family and other obligations that must be completed. One strategy that I learned from our learning chat is to use a baseball hat as an indicator to my family that I am studying and unavailable. I have implemented the strategy. (LOL) I must say at first my family thought it was funny and they ignored the "cap" but when I stayed steadfast and refuse to respond they fell into the play of the game. It is amazing how Jean Piaget's experiment with the mouse really works to change someone's behavior. :)



My communication inventory, placed me as a "thinker" as a communicator. I have to be very watchful of that because sometimes I am told in general I think ttttoooooo much. So I am going to try to focus on the strengths of my communication style so that it will outweigh the weaknesses.