My Self-Change Project

I like to think there are four levels of procrastination. The first is false security, the “I still have plenty of time, I can finish this later.” The second is laziness, the thoughts like,“I should probably get this started. Nah.” Next comes denial and excuses such as, “I would start this, but I’m doing something else right now.” and, “I’m just taking a little break.” Then finally the crisis stage, the stage during which you stay up all night long in order to finish the homework assignment you had all day to do. Because of this, the hardest part of my daily routine was the time when I knew I needed to start my homework, but I truly wanted to keep watching shows on Netflix. This wouldn't be as difficult if it weren't

Transition: It is in our human nature to procrastinate, some of us do it more than others but learning about this problem and understanding how it can effect you can be beneficial to everyone

Ive gotten a computer to have just for my classes and don't have to fight over the desktop computer with my husband. I use my bed as a large desk and can work all day while Jade is at school or after work if I need to go in. I make sure to log in everyday and read an assignment and commit a few hours a day. Procrastinating is something I used to do really well but Im taking all the steps to ensure that doesn't happen. I also carry a weekly planner and write down what shifts I work then all of my class due dates and finally block out some hours to sit down and actually

For my self- improvement project, I’ve decided to designate it on saving money. No, I am not a compulsive spender, but I am certainly not perfect in that aspect. With how much revenue I’ve brought in the past few months, I definitely should have more money saved up than I do. I recognize that, so I’ve decided to test myself. I’m excited to be assigned this project, in hopes that I can save $300 a week.

The Behavior Change Model grants me the opportunity to cease procrastinating. This has perpetually been a problem for me. I presume the dilemma originated in High school. Glancing back I now realize procrastinating progressively worsened as high school continued. One time I hurried to compose a paper prior to history class, because I neglected to do so the previous day. As such, I did not obtain full marks. By the time I was a senior, I had a lack of motivation to complete homework and would occupy the time watching TV, playing video games, and utilizing social media. I assume one of the reasons I was unable to acquire scholarships is I had trouble with the essay portion. I delayed writing them as a result of me not knowing where to commence writing. Furthermore, a majority of my stress comes from the financial situation I am in. I feel that if I would have just took the time to write those scholarship essays I would not have the extra stress I currently experience toward finances.

Change4Life was England’s’ first national public health and social marketing campaign, to address the rapidly increasing obesity rates for adults and children (1). It had been proposed as a three-year campaign, which, began in 2009 (1,2). It was aimed at the prevention of obesity, recruiting expertise from both academic and commercial sectors (1), adapting behavior change theory techniques to enhance public attention and national response. Change4Life had not been designed as a weight loss program nor treatment program but rather tackling the modifiable determinants experienced through modern day lifestyles (1,2). Prevention of obesity may further prevent cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease (1). Their targeted audiences for the first year were families and children under 11, in years two and three, the campaign had expanded their targeted audience to include at risk groups such as pregnant women and ethnic minorities (2). The slogan “eat well, move more, live longer”(2) was used alongside other materials to help people of England adapt small and sustainable changes to their daily living habits and hopefully will become of a significance long term- it includes diet, activity level and alcohol consumption (1). Several marketing approaches were adapted, these include, television, radio, digital social media, PR and direct marketing (1). Posters and leaflets were given out to public as free resource, free recipes, tools, tips and games are also available for free on their website to increase various engagement methods.

According to our textbook, “Stress: Living & Working in a Stressful World” chapter three introduces The Eight Stage Process of Creating Major Change. The stages are complex and need to be addressed. Stage one is establish a sense of urgency. You have to be excited about a change in order to get people onboard with you. They will sense the excitement and want to be a part of it. Stage two is create a guiding coalition. A guiding coalition is a vital piece, which requires choosing the best team players who will not cause resistance, rather share in the sense of urgency. They are driven and work well with others. Stage three is developing a vision and strategy. Once you have a sense of urgency and a coalition in place now is the time to brainstorm

Once your schedule is set, stick to it. Procrastination is not your friend, do your best to not fall behind. If you do, its best to bounce back with these suggestions immediately.

Procrastinating: we all do it, some of us more than others. Either way, it’s something we all complain about doing, but still always do, kind of like our schoolwork! As I sit here, 9 p.m on a Wednesday night, procrastinating this assignment, despite needing to be up at 4 a.m for my swim practice, I just simply have no idea what to do. I sat here for about 2 hours beforehand having no idea what to write this on. I spent the first 30 minutes watching youtube videos in my recommended, 15 minutes googling ideas for this topic, another 15 minutes complaining on my phone about this assignment, gave myself an hour break because I thought I deserved it, and spent the last 30 minutes yelling at myself to do this assignment. I was about to give up on doing some creative topic and do something generic like texting and driving, when I realized the answers literally right in front of me! Well no -not the blank screen- but what my mind was doing! Procrastinating! I don’t think I have ever been so excited to admit that procrastinating was the solution to my problem. So there I am, having my epiphany, realizing that this idea had potential. So being the typical high school student that I am, I took another break. It’s now 9:30, and I have to be up at 4 a.m, and my reasoning for not completing this assignment is that I keep telling myself “5 more minutes”, fully aware that if I completed this assignment

My self-improvement project is about saving money and be able to start saving for my retirement so that I can retire early. The reason why this project caught my attention was that I want to be able to retire early and have a nice retirement in the future. As of right now, I could be better at saving more money instead of just buying unnecessary items that I don’t need. I plan to retire at 50, and that would give me 23 years to start saving. A lot of people don’t think about retirement at such a young age, but I want to be able to live a comfortable life when I do retire. There are a lot of people out there that retire, and they don't live comfortably.

The transformational change project (TCP) to be implemented in alternative education part of Riverside County Office of Education is the creation and implementation of project-based learning. As part of the TCP a leadership team was created to guide the process. To come up with goal statements, the leadership team was asked the question “What needs to be accomplished with this issue/element in order for the TCP to be successful?” After careful analysis and discussion the leadership team decided that the creation of project-based lesson plans that addressed the various grade levels in the classroom would be needed in order for the TCP to be successful.

At the beginning of the semester, we were tasked with the mission of identifying a potential change project. We were given three possibilities: conduct a real (micro) project, take part to an ongoing change within a company, or analyze a past change of a company. From the outset we chose to engage in a micro-change project, as we believed that it would allow us to apply the theories and methods that we were learning in class in real life situations. Through the guidance of Konstantin, we were able to identify a project that we hope will bring systematic change to LMU Business

Change is described as the act or instance of making or becoming different. My theme involves how something can change like your perspective or mental state. To portray these changes through rusted metal as a medium, objects I pick up in the karoo, organic materials inviting nature to the table and pencil sketches usually on the objects I have chosen to work with and then I built up a sculpture with these objects.

Have you ever had an essay due in three weeks and thought to yourself, “I’ve got time. I’ll just do it later”? Does staying up studying for an exam until 3 am in the morning sound familiar? How about running to class because you were working on a project until the very last second? If any of these unfortunate situations sound relatively familiar, you have endured the horrendous event of procrastination at some point of your jam-packed life. The one secret that nobody is enforcing on your young life is the extreme power of time management. In Chapter 5, the topics we address are as follows:

Since I haven’t been inside a classroom is over two years, adjusting to the schooling lifestyle has been difficult. In high school, My grades and overall working habits had been less than perfect. I found myself turning in work late, missing classes, and eventually failing. I wasn’t focused enough on my education and it was showing. My main issue was procrastination. I’d spend my time with friends, at my job, scrolling on social media, etc. Constantly not making my education first priority. Once I was out of high school and the question, “What am I going to now” started to settle in, I decided to work for a year and by the time enrollment was open, my home life would be stable enough for me to focus solely school. Now that college is upon me, I’ve never had this much motivation to excel beyond my previous limits. But, my procrastination habit adds to this arduous path making college seem harder than it is.