Mitten Shaped Flights

  My Distinctive Strengths I feel like a lot of what I do I do really well. When I put my mind to it, I believe I can do whatever I want. I know that I’m well organized, I’m a great communicator, I’m someone that recognizes strengths in other people and I’m also great at building people up. My Potential Strengths I know I can do better in some areas, but certain things prevent me from accomplishing them. Namely, if I don’t already have work in my queue, I’m really not that interested in adding it. This also adds to a lack of focus, which is something I know I should do better. Also, I think I could do a better job at remembering things if I applied myself more to the situation. Dispositions That Support Me My positivity is at the top of the list for me that I don’t want to change. I get so much of my mojo from being and staying positive that I can’t see myself changing this. I also think that my faith is something that I wouldn’t change, unless I did it for myself. That i...

  Taking Stock I consider spending time with my children, my wife, and my family as the greatest in my life. I consider having lunch and collaborating on projects as the greatest worth of my time at work. Currently, I’m not really doing much in my life that I like, which is mostly due to going to school. I simply do not have the time between all of my other commitments with work, and family. In the course of my everyday life, I like that I’m getting outside, mowing the lawn, walking around my neighborhood and seeing my friends. What I don’t like is having to spend so much of my time away from my family, cooped up in my basement or bedroom doing schoolwork while everyone else is out enjoying their days. What I don’t like at work is having to spin my wheels while I’m waiting on someone else to do their job. Mindfulness Check-In Mind – I see there are opportunities all around me to better myself, improve my financial situation, and to learn more about our world. It pleases me to...

  Team level ICT Learning more about Intentional Change Theory (ICT) draws my attention closer to the individual level of the change. We understand the path involves specific steps within the individual mental process, however, there is much to be learned about applying ICT to a team concept. “ At the group level, the ideal self could be described as a shared ideal, or vision, which would be derived through: ·        emergent awareness of a shared hope; ·        collective imagery regarding the ideal purpose and functioning of the group; and ·        realization and articulation of a core identity of the group.” ( Akrivou, 2016, p. 699). Applying this concept to historical events might make it easier to understand. Take for instance the United States Women’s Olympic Soccer teams from the last 30 years and their shear dominance of the sport. These teams operated at such a high level f...