Values.com

On values. com I watched a video entitled concert, which is sending the message of encouragement. It showed a young boy who wandered off at a piano recital and found the stage (and the piano). Just as the curtains open he starts playing twinkle twinkle little star. The man who was supposed to perform walks out on to the stage and, instead of getting angry with the boy, he starts playing along with him and encouraging the little boy to keep going. as a leader, encouraging the people you are working with is vital. If a leader just tells the people they are over to do something and then says nothing else about it, it might not get done. If a leader encourages them to do it and lets them know they are doing a good job, the followers will be more willing to do it. 

"Stand close together and lift where you stand."

This week we discussed Pres. Uchtdorf's talk in which he said, "Stand close together and lift where you stand." This is such a profound statement and it can be applied to so may areas in our lives. One way that I can institute this into my life is with my roommates. Four of my roommates and I are very outgoing and crazy. Our one other roommate, however, is more quiet and shy. She is very sweet and we all get along really well, but lately we have noticed that she doesn't do as many things with us as she used to. We all made a goal to include her more and try to make a special effort to reach out to her. This would not work if only one of us decided to do it. In order to really include her, everyone had to try and make it happen. We all need to "stand close together and lift where we stand." 

One other way that I can incorporate this into my  life, is with my family. I have four siblings, one brother and four sisters, and we are all best friends. We love each other so much and we love being together. Two years ago my oldest sister was married and is now living in Houston. My older brother is currently serving a mission in Chile. All of us miss them terribly, but my youngest sister Mali was really having a hard time for a while. Kimball and Mali have a really special relationship. He is eight years older than her and so she really looks up to him. They played games together all of the time and he was so good to her. When Kimball left, Mali really missed him and the things they did together. While we all knew that we couldn't stop her from missing him, we knew that we could make it better. Me and my sisters decided to make a special effort to reach out to Mali and make her feel included in the things that the "big kids" did. It has made such a difference. Everyone is doing their part, just as President Uchtdorf taught. We are all closer now because of it and I know that Mali is happier. 

D&C 88:124

An important part of balancing our lives is getting enough sleep. This scripture teaches us this principle. 

D&C 88:124- "...cease to ^dsleep longer than is needful; retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be ^einvigorated.

If I get enough sleep at night, then I will have enough energy to get the things I need to done during the day. 

Olympics Extra Credit

This morning, I watched a little over an hour of the 2010 olympics online. I watched pairs figure skating. This applies to part of what we discussed in lab this week. We talked about how important it is to not take on everything by ourselves, but to trust others to help you. In couples skating, no matter how talented one person is, they cannot compete without their partner. In other words, if we are not able to put our trust in other people to help us achieve what we want to, we will not be able to succeed. We are not talented enough to do absolutely everything by ourselves. 

Mosiah 4:27

If I am diligent in studying for my Mass Communications test this week, then I will win the prize (a good grade). 

Service Challenge

This week for the service challenge, I decided to do a few things. The first was to try and make eye contact and smile at the people that I passed by on the way to my classes. As easy as this seems, it was actually quite a challenge for me. I really struggle with this kind of thing, meeting new people is one of my biggest fears. After a while, however, it became much easier. I love making people happy and this is a small way that I can do that. 

My second goal was to vocalize every compliment that I thought in my head. I often see someone and think something nice about them but I don't say it out loud. I really wanted to change that because I know that getting a nice compliment can make people so happy.

The last thing I did for this challenge, along with a few of my friends from the class, was hand out candy at the testing center. We stood at the bottom of the stairs where everyone comes when they are done with there tests and gave everyone who walked by a piece of candy. Some of the people we gave it to were so excited! It made me so happy to be making others happy. In fact, we decided to do it every Friday!

Myers Briggs

My results from the Myers Briggs test showed that I am a INFP. A few things that go with this kind of person is they are usually more quiet, not voicing their thoughts openly. They tend to make decisions based on feelings rather than facts. This type of person is also more spontaneous, not really planning future things. 

Many parts of this test were very accurate. I do tend to hold my thoughts inside and I NEVER plan ahead for things. I also make a majority of my decisions based on feelings. I was actually really surprised at how accurate it was. 

From this test I learned that being the way I am is really okay. I always felt like it was wrong of me to always keep quiet in groups and not say what I am thinking, but now I realize that it is fine. There are a lot of people who are exactly the same way. 

At the end of the test there were career options that supposedly match my personality. The ones at the top of the list are all things that I have considered being and one of them is what I am majoring in now. I thought it was amazing how accurate the career choices for me were.

With my personality, I think that my main strength as a leader would be the ability to work closely with people on an personal basis. I am not confident in front of large groups but I love helping people one on one.