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Honoring difference 31st August 2019 I enjoyed when the facilitator showed us the Johari Window concept , which shows that through communication we can give and receive information about ourselves or others . It is about how much we reveal to others and make known to others and for receiving feedback – i.e the impressions we make or intensions we have to explore, assess or discover and use to our advantage. As we are different people coming from different backgrounds an action may be interpreted differently by others who come from different societies. I have learned that messages can be encoded or received inaccurately . You may perceive things in a different context to what it actually mean , so if you are communication ,be clear and concise and be willing to take responsibility for the consequence . When dealing with conflicts , one ought to investigate the merits and then try to get the parties involved to a neutral place where they can discuss the matter and resolve the issues without you taking sides but try to resolve it in an amicable way as possible .

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Lesson 4 – Learning from life 24 th August 2019 I was partaking in this group session and has learned that as an individual you are primary creative for your own life. How you manage yourself and time is your responsibility. I am to choose and concentrate on important tasks and not to spend my resources on time wasters. Planning, setting priorities and becoming organized is the strategy to take in order to be successful. I am aligning my habits with goals that I want to achieve as I am acquiring knowledge and skills. I am removing inefficiencies to limit factors that are holding me back from progressing. Time is a precious gift from God and should be used wisely. Everything starts with me. I have to use my mind and body in optimal form and take full advantage. I need to become my best self in health, wealth, education and relationships.

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Lesson 3 – Personal Reflection 17th August 2019 My ‘aha moment’ was when the instructor was telling us about ‘the balcony and the dance’ that is viewing things at another level in life to be able to take yourself out of the equation and reflect on things about life in general. When you attach something it owns you ….that’s true !To detach it is not easy unless you become like a spectator . This resonated with me as I am going through a stage in life where I have been dealing with a personal problem where I though it would just go away without taking it head on and now am stagnated in the same issue which occurred years ago. As it lingers on, its becoming hard to resolve and could have been dealt with at the time so as to move forward as this hinders progress. The older you grow it you realize it was a state of denial instead of accepting it and finding solutions to progress ahead.

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Lesson 2 – Working in Teams 3rd August 2019 As an introvert it is very difficult to work in teams and this has enabled me to know that with others working with you, you can learn from them. We have strengths and weaknesses and others may complement you where there is shortfall. Criticism is a way of building up and no way things can be done timeously every time,if you trust that others may do something better than yourself, then you may delegate to someone who has the same vision as yourself. At work I am now delegating some work to be done by others whilst I take charge of the other things that need my attention. I am now becoming open minded and regard all people’s points as significant and acknowledge them for any contribution brought forward. My colleagues have noticed that I have a change of heart as I had been so rigid in what I believe in and could not be swayed into other beliefs but have a room to accommodate them in what they believe in without offending them and being subjective. Don’t try to do it all yourself. One of the reasons we get stressed out is because we think that everything depends on us. Not Jesus. He enlisted, trained, and empowered twelve others so they could share the load. He delegated His work. He got other people involved. So why don’t we do that? Two reasons: (1) Perfectionism. We think, “If I want a job well done, I’ll do it myself.” That’s a nice idea, but often it doesn’t work well because there are just too many things to be done. We simply don’t have the time and talent to do everything ourselves. It’s really an egotistical attitude that says, “Nobody, but nobody, can do it the way I can!” Do you think Jesus could’ve done a better job than His disciples? Of course, but even knowing that, He still let them do the work. Why? Because we need to let other people make some of the mistakes in order for them to learn, the same way the disciples learned. Don’t rob others of an education. (2) Insecurity. “What if I turn this responsibility over to someone else and they do a better job than I do?” That possibility is threatening to many of us. But you won’t feel threatened if you know who you are, who you’re trying to please, what you want to accomplish, and the one thing you need to focus on. In order to be effective you must get other people involved, because you can’t focus on more than one thing at a time and do it well. The older you grow it you realize it was a state of denial instead of accepting it and finding solutions to progress ahead. I am glad that this was an eye opener for me.

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Lesson 1 – Setting goals 27th July 2019 I am an introvert and have problems in speaking publicly. This was an interesting topic as I am goal oriented person. The first week as I participate in this class, I have learned to speak in groups and are becoming comfortable in participating in conversations. The first group that presented in class were dynamic and this put pressure on the following groups as we were the 4th group to do a presentation. What I have experienced is that we are all participation in the activities in class and this brakes the ice and as make you to look forward to the next session. It is just amazing to see the level that we engage in these topics collectively. It helps to be open-minded and hear about other people’s experiences and that way you learn to know that it is good to discuss issues that are relevant to every day life so as to grow as a person and expand in your own capacity. The first lesson was about the setting goals in life and how to be smart. This allows you to do a self re-introspection as what is it that you want to achieve in life and how are going about doing it. As I have taken this course it is one of my goal to finish what I have started. Every year one set goals to be achieved and there can be challenges that one may meet and thus helps you to look at other avenues. I have been conversing at work telling my colleagues of the experience and looking forward to the following week’s lesson.

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