Rhiannon Pinson

This week I chose Growth Mindset challenge 3. One post that stood out to me, said: "If you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done" I've always believed that in order to grow you have to step out of your comfort zone in order to learn something new.  This was a reminder of that.  Another posts talked about just taking advantage of any opportunity that comes along to test yourself and potentially find new interests or ideas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beautiful_and_Damned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Side_of_Paradise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Scribner%27s_Sons

I was getting back on track to where I wanted to be and ended up sick this whole week which set me behind.  I am confident that by the end of the semester I will be where I want to be.  Hoping to use Spring Break to take a breath and catch up/get ahead now that midterms are over.

I was sick this whole week so it was a little rough for me.  I fell behind with readings and blog posts but will use the time over spring break to get back on track. 

9)  The biggest aspect outside of school where I apply growth Mindset concepts is at work. Without continually going outside of my comfort zone to learn new things, I would become stagnant which isn’t not something I want to do. Without continuing to further my own knowledge, I would not be able to teach others anything new. Having a plan and executing it to the best of my abilities helps me stay focused on what I’m trying to accomplish and why.

     I still find navigating through all the different sites a little frustrating because different pieces of information are all in different places. A lot of the bigger projects or assignments don’t sync with Canvas and show on the “to-do” list so it takes some extra work to keep everything organized and finish on time. Having the extra credit available is helpful.  English has always been my strongest subject yet I seem to be struggling with this subject the most this semester.      Just staying organized will help with the rest of the semester as well as taking advantage of any and all extra credit available to make up for missing assignments or missed opportunities.

This week was a rough week for me with several large assignments due for other classes, just coming back from vacation and an extraordinarily busy week at work. Trying not to get overwhelmed and to just keep going.