Friday, August 18, 2006

Getting started

It took me a little bit, but now that I'm into this blogging thing, it might be fun!

As I was reading about the 71/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners, I started thinking about how much more I have to learn! There are many goals I set and wish to set, but often I don't follow through. Hopefully this will give me an opportunity to change that habit! I think the habit I find easiest would be viewing problems as challenges. Don't get me wrong, I can be just as negative as anyone else and I don't always have the "Pollyanna" attitude. However, I usually see the silver lining. After a difficult problem or situation I'm almost always grateful because I know that I've learned so much and can put it on my list of experiences.

The hardest habit for me is to have confidence in myself as a competent, effective learner. This is an action I would LOVE to make habitual! I don't have too much trouble believing that I can learn everyday tasks, but when you put it in a class format or make it more "official" sounding, my confidence dwindles. I'm going to try to "unlearn" my bad habits and implement new positive ones!

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Testing

It worked!