Na-Ima-Sthae at Home

When watching this video I already knew pretty much every tip that she suggested. Growing up people always said to 'strike the power pose' before presenting, embrace failure, and believe that you can improve. The new thing that I learned is that all three of these tips should be used together. Through out my whole life I have heard these things separately, but have never attempted to try to execute them at the same time. As an entrepreneurship major we are required to make business pitches and presentations regularly in almost every class. I think my major sets me up well to be able to practice all these things. Before presentations I can try a "quick fix". If I am given constructive criticism then I can regonize that I can improve. Lastly, if my business idea is rejected or doesn't work out I can learn from my failure and come up with a better business idea! I really think everyone should watch the video. It's only 4 minutes long! So instead of doing a p...

Kitty When looking back on the posts from this past week I'd have to say I really enjoyed the growth mindset cat meme you posted. At my church my pastor really likes to use the frame "fall on your own sword" and it basically means to admit when you're wrong instead of making excuses. That has probably been the hardest lesson I've been learning, because I really do tend to make excuses instead of admitting when I'm wrong (I mean who likes to admit when they are wrong), but there is no growth that comes from excuses. This was just the reminder I needed to get through the rest of this semester! 

See last night I finally got to rewatch my favorite Disney movie, Meet The Robinsons (its on Netflix 10/10 recommend).This isn't my favorite movie because of any crazy plot twist or characters, but because of the overall message to embrace failure, and keep moving forward. Its part of a famous quote from Walt Disney: Walt Disney As the semester is getting closer to ending, I continue to have more and more assignments due. Being an entrepreneurship major it feels as if I'm always being forced to create new ideas. When you pitch your ideas there is always room for rejection, and I have encountered section this semester with my business ideas. Instead of getting upset about it, I remember my favorite quote and embrace my failure. As of now, all my grades are pretty much where I would like them to be with the exception of two group classes that I actually have little to no control over my grade since there is no individual work. Even if the semester goes to crap, I will re...

Image There once were two sisters, Briana and Bailey. Bailey was the oldest, which meant she was always getting new clothes, electronics, etc. Briana, on the other hand, always received Bailey’s hand-me-downs. It seemed as if they were the perfect amount of years a part that as soon as Bailey was growing out of something, Briana was growing into it. Most days Briana received Bailey’s hand-me-downs with no complaints, but one day she was struggling to find something to wear so she walked into Bailey’s room hoping to find something. When she entered the room she saw shopping bags all over the bedroom floor. It seemed that Bailey was always getting new clothes, but there were still clothes in her closet with tags on them. Briana thought to herself , “surely Bailey wouldn’t mind if I went ahead and took this dress that has been in her closet for over a month? She might not even notice it’s gone!” So she slipped her hand into the back of the closet, grabbed the hanger, and sn...

The Elephant And The Dog:  I really enjoyed reading this Jataka. The friendship between the elephant and the dog really warmed my heart. I think that the best friendships are sometimes the ones you cant see coming, or that don't make sense. I think it could be fun to retell this one this week. Since I have 4 stories for my portfolio, I may ditch the fairytales for the rest of the semester.  The Golden Goose:  This tale made my heart so sad after I read it. The dad gave his self up to be a golden goose so that his family wouldn't struggle with money anymore, but they became so greedy and fearful of returning back to their poor lives that they took advantage of him. To me this Jataka tale just has an underlying message that money really doesn't solve all your problems. The mother was doing fine financially with the golden feathers she had already sold, but wanted more.  Friends Furever