Personal Change Paper
I have been in a relationship for the last year and a half, and it hasn’t been working lately. In this case, we decided to call it off after some time, and now we both want to get back together, considering that there have been some changes on my side that will make our plan successful. Fundamentally, during the first phase of our relationship, we have been struggling so much on how to manage both our studies and our relationship, being that we are both students. In this regard, we found it wise first to take a break as we re-think the issue. Therefore, from this leave, I have been able to adopt some changes that I believe will make our relationship work without affecting our studies. In this regard, my newly adopted personal changes include: avoiding procrastination, avoiding destruction and multi-tasking, and considering having a day off.
The significance of these changes in my life cannot be taken for granted. First, the aspect of avoiding procrastination enables me to have little work to handle, be it school or personal work. Most importantly, procrastination triggers the piling of work, which, as a result, leads to stress, overworking, and fatigue. In such a scenario, it becomes difficult for one to concentrate either in studies or personal matters. Therefore, avoiding delayed things creates more time for me to attend to my studies and other school issues.
Avoiding destruction and multi-tasking saves me a lot of energy and time. In this regard, I have limited my self from excessive use of social hubs such as twitter and Facebook to avoid unnecessary destructions. Notably, considering that I have adopted a character of handling each task independently, I can now attend to different matters. This aspect helps me have enough time for my studies and relationship. Besides, avoiding multi-tasking enables me to handle things correctly, and with a lot of agility.
Considering taking a day off helps me create the right balance between life and work. In this regard, I can gain the necessary effort needed to handle the pressure. Also, a day off makes me come up with more ideas about personal life. Besides, during this time, I create enough to have with my partner without any hurry. Notably, a day off significantly ensures that I do not multi-task.
In the movie “Who Moved My Cheese?” the character that I must emulate is Sniff and Scurry. The mice characters were always anticipating change and aspect that made them respond better when the cheese is gone. Additionally, as portrayed in the movie, they are ever ready to act and act imminently when the need arises. Notably, this is why even with the new cheese, they are always prepared for change. In this case, this is a great character that I would like to emulate. Therefore, in case of any change, I will not be resistant to change like Hem and Haw, but I will rather succumb to the change as I find new ways to survive. Additionally, this character will keep me prepared to encounter anything, regardless of the prevailing conditions.
Detailing the “handwriting on the wall,” the king of Babylon intentionally mocked God, and all of a sudden, a hand emerged mysteriously from now where and wrote some words on his wall. In this scenario, nobody apart from Daniel could interpret the words, not even his wise men. Most importantly, the story teaches me not to be ignorant of change just as King Belshazzar. During the interpretation, Daniel insisted on being humble and reminded the King how God dealt with King Nebuchadnezzar. Therefore, this teaches me how to embrace change with a lot of humility and keenness of the highest order. Again, this story also leads me to be always prepared for any twist of fate.
In the story, the king could not believe that Daniel would be the one who could help him interpret the mysterious words. However, despite having a group of wise men with different abilities, he ended up using one of his captives. Fundamentally, this teaches me that, whenever anticipating a change, I should not look down on other people’s abilities. In this case, I should be flexible enough to welcome any assistance from anybody.
What is important to me and what I value most in my life is the ability to be flexible enough to accommodate the change. I, in most cases, like doing what is commonly done by other people. Notably, I wouldn’t say I like the idea of living in my own world. I believe that I am because other people are, and vice versa. Therefore, it is very important to acknowledge other people’s abilities because no one knows how tomorrow. Additionally, I really dislike the aspect of being adamant in life, considering that this is a character that can quickly shut the doors to my success. Fundamentally, this is the main reason why I value using the most comfortable way possible to achieve my dreams. Besides, this is the main reason why I like accommodating change when necessary.
From the Komives and Wagner text, the connections that I find from my experience is that transition and transformation in leadership require a flexible mind. In this case, it is believed that leadership begins with personal commitment. Additionally, it is also thought that a good leader is he/she who collaboratively share the works of his/her leadership with his/her servants. The implication here is that transformation in a direction basically relies on the ability to accommodate the change. Therefore, it is recommendable that, if a leader tries a particular strategy and fails, that should not mark his or her tenure. In this regard, it is essential to adopt the change necessary at this point and try another strategy. This is what I personally believe in.