Understanding Change and Good Will Power

Teaching is not merely about methods used and material presented in the classroom, but about shaping students’ lives to help them construct a firm foundation for a successful future. I desire to teach my students basic life skills as well as challenge them to set and reach their highest goals.

Over the summer, I read a book titled, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Convey. The seven habits described in this book were being proactive, Beginning with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand, then to be understood; synergize, and sharpen the saw. The first habit Being proactive means not to make choices on impulse. it means to evaluate the situation before making a desicion. for example, two years ago when i had friends that talked behind my back i just moved on and found better friends rather than be mean to them or excluding them out of my way. The second habit Beginning with the end in mind means to think ahead at what your goals are and start working towards them. My goal for the eight grade year was to recieve a 95% or higher score in all of my classes. in order to realize this goal i worked hard through the year on assignments and and sometimes did more than what was expected of me during projects. in the end, though,

Many people have different ways to accomplish their goals which depends on their experiences and struggles in life. They can use these experiences and struggles and turn them into wisdom, and they become determined to accomplish these goals no matter what obstacles stand in their way. For example, Ernesto was determined to learn how to be an American, but to never forget that he was truly a Mexican. The “Apollo 13” crew was determined to fix a problem in their spaceship by using their knowledge. In both situations, confidence and determination was needed to face challenges, but with teamwork, they acheived success on these missions.

In life we may go through hardships that take us down a path that benefits us in the future and make us stronger individuals. These hardships can influence a person’s life by making us face obstacles we don’t want to face and

“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” What the Roman poet Horace was saying was that when there is an obstacle in our way, our true colors will radiate. I could not agree more. When we as human beings feel passionate about achieving a goal, we may learn something new of ourselves, maybe a new trait that we did not know we possessed, when we reach new heights we did not know we could push ourselves towards. Challenges are similar to tests. Challenges are faced every day, but how we respond to them determines how strong we really are. Prime examples are superheroes and students that move dramatically.

Setting up a goal and striving hard for is the first key that Langan mentions in his article. It is truly an important part of your life because if you keep moving on in your life with no

First,in ways, people overcome obstacles is keeping a positive attitude since when you have a positive attitude you are harder to discourage.An example of positive attitude while facing adversity would be in the text “A work in progress” where Aimee Mullin faces her adversity with humor like when she broke her wooden leg and while all the other people in that room were freaking out all she could think about was that her parents were going to kill her.I chose this example because out of all the stories we read in class about facing adversity Aimee Mullin struck me as the most positive about her obstacle.It’s important because it shows my point that with a positive attitude you don’t get discouraged as easily and like Aimee Mullin you can achieve whatever you wish no matter your adversity.Another example from “A work in progress” that shows positive attitude would be when Aimee Mullin got her new legs and was stating all the good qualities about her legs instead of being like oh I don’t this about them or

and desires. To accomplish this they must get past obstacles and trials in life as well

When we face challenges in life that are far beyond our own power, it 's an opportunity to build on our

When kids make worthy decisions and persevere at the beginning of their lives, they will live satisfactory lives as adults. In A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, Salva walks lengthy distances to survive in a place where water is always scarce. Salva’s father needs clean water to survive a severe disease. Water is always crucial for Salva so he starts an organization to obtain water for the people of his hometown because he doesn’t want the future generation of his country to face water scarcity like he did. In On the Way to School, many of the characters have struggles which they go through and those characters hope that others won’t need to suffer from those same difficulties so they make it their purpose. When people struggle, work hard,

Willpower is determination. Whatever your will is. In source one, “The Willpower Circuit” written by Jonah Lehrer, is about an experiment that Walter Mischel did. He invited a four-year old student into a small room and made her an offer; she could eat one marshmallow immediately or wait fifteen minutes and have two marshmallows. Mischel told the child that if she rang the bell he would come back and she could have the one marshmallow, but that meant she wouldn't get her second marshmallow.

I consider only the first two practices as health promotion activities. So, to increase health promotion, I chose three activities that I could incorporate including, getting eight hours of sleep nightly, removing diet soda from my diet, and adding weight training three times a week. A full-time job, family responsibilities and class work are perceived barriers to getting adequate sleep and participating in strength training. My desire to do well in school conflicts with my fear that less time for class work results in lower grades. Pender’s model acknowledges the importance of personal perceptions by stating that they directly, and indirectly influence health behavior (Petiprin, 2016-b). To incorporate these two activities, I need to assess and document my daily time commitments and activities. This will show where I could fit these health practices into my life. Another possibility is asking family members to take over some of my responsibilities on certain days to free up my time. Abstaining from diet drinks may be more difficult because eating patterns and food/drink preferences are ingrained from past experiences. For example, if someone thinks pizza and a cola go together, then eating pizza while having a glass of water is less enjoyable. For me, the key to giving up diet drinks is finding an alternative beverage such as tea or fruit infused water that I could substitute when wanting something to drink other than water. To meet these goals, Pender’s model emphasizes the need to identify and commit to a strategy which will support healthy behaviors (Petiprin,

People must learn to create their own good health through dedication of diet, exercise, healthy home life, good influences from friends, and good luck through Karma. Health was always one of the main passions in my life since I started consistently weight training at age 17. Resistance training is the habit most people lack from a young age. This really helps to set the metabolism on the right course and turn the body into a fat burning machine, plus it makes you feel great. Giving the body that shape at a young age goes a long way later on. This type of training with a diet rich in protein and low in saturated fat and sugar carbs really helped me mentally, physically, and spiritually. Also not being a consistent alcohol drinker is key for me to feel my best every day. Finding the drive to dig down deep and say I can eat right and exercise 4 to 5 times a week on a consistent basis was what motivated me so much and shaped my outlook on life at a young age.

Everyone experiences adversity. Challenges that everyday people experience can potentially shape, improve, or destroy one's sense of self and personality. Through all these hardships and seemingly impenetrable obstacles, the most pertinent component of one's ability to overcome can only be shown in actions taken despite the odds. People have one of two options; to let those obstacles overwhelm them and keep them from pursuing all that they were destined to accomplish, or to march forward, fight harder and push past the seemingly impossible circumstances to become greater than they ever expected to be, but until they take the step that enables them to be successful -- they are stranded. All of our actions, mistakes, successes, and behaviors shape our person and what we can or cannot become, but what will always matter is our individual decisions and actions not those of the people around us because at the end of the day, we are the ones who have to deal with ourselves.

A: Giving people goals to reach gives them something to focus on and it challenges them to do their best. I also encourage them to continue pushing towards a goal no matter how hard it may seem to get. To help in the future, I need to learn how to teach people how to overcome their setbacks and find ways to help them when they get discouraged with the job.