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Post by David Wyld on Nov 22, 2013 23:25:53 GMT -6
Students, Please view and comment on this link of the day - yes, for your education, but also for the points, of course! Watch the video below: TITLE - Sometimes, You Can't Juggle PrioritiesThen, post a comment in reply to this discussion thread. Again, what to post? Here are some ideas: + What did you take away from the video? + How does the video relate in some way to your past experience (work, as a consumer, family, school, etc.)? + How might you use these ideas in your own career? Good luck! David
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Post by kformaggio on Dec 3, 2013 21:55:30 GMT -6
TITLE - Sometimes, You Can't Juggle Priorities
I can relate to Mr. Sinoway's advice. When I was an undergraduate student, I feel I could do anything. I juggled two jobs, full-time classes, sorority, friends, organizations, social life, family, with the occasional mini-mental breakdown. However, once I graduated and began working at age 22, my juggling act changed almost overnight. My now full-time job was much more demanding and I found myself having to balance less, more heavier items than while in school. Everything, every act, every decision, held much more weight than before. I started spending more time on work projects and with colleagues than with college friends. I had to start helping out my father with his money, and I found that more and more I started spending more time with my immediate and extended family members. Now back in school as a graduate student, advising a 90+ member sorority, and still working full-time, I have begun to add even more to my already tipping plate.
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Post by phenry on Dec 8, 2013 12:08:49 GMT -6
Sometimes, You Can't Juggle Priorities
This video was very touching. My heart went out to the speaker and his wife. I could not imagine a situation like that, but I think the speaker handled the situation to the best of his abilities. Being a great father was his main priority, and that took full focus in his life. He was absolutely right when talking about we often times have no control over what ball will drop out of the priorities we are juggling. This is why I also agree with his statement on trying to have a decent average in all of the tasks you are juggling. That way if a ball does have to drop, it won't hurt the average you have quite as bad since you've been doing decent in that area.
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Post by bgoree13 on Dec 8, 2013 20:06:08 GMT -6
Sometimes, You Can't Juggle Priorities
My heart went out to the speaker and his wife. I could not imagine a situation like that, but I think the speaker handled the situation to the best of his abilities. Being a great father was his main priority, and that took full focus in his life. He was absolutely right when talking about we often times have no control over what ball will drop out of the priorities we are juggling. This is why I also agree with his statement on trying to have a decent average in all of the tasks you are juggling.
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Post by alyssatudor on Dec 9, 2013 9:32:39 GMT -6
I completely agree with the speaker in this video. When something like that happens your family becomes your number one priority and nothing else matters. He was absolutely correct when he said that we do not always have control over what we have to focus on and which 'balls' have to drop in our lives to make that happen.
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Post by sunnigrabert on Dec 9, 2013 19:44:15 GMT -6
Sometimes, You Can't Juggle Priorities It was an interesting to think of trying to balance everything in life and maintaining an overall average grade. Growing up my dad worked a lot but always found a way to make it to all the important moments that he was supposed to attend, so he is a really good role model to have for this subject. In the end, your clientele will just have to accept that your hours are nine to five and family comes first. A good boss will also understand this.
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Post by abramt110 on Dec 9, 2013 22:24:45 GMT -6
Being a great father was his main priority, and that took full focus in his life. He was absolutely right when talking about we often times have no control over what ball will drop out of the priorities we are juggling. When something like that happens your family becomes your number one priority and nothing else matters.
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Post by arielberthelot on Dec 10, 2013 14:40:11 GMT -6
TITLE - Sometimes, You Can't Juggle Priorities
I have trouble with juggling my priorities all the time. I am still attending college and in my hardest semesters, and I also run a dance studio. I feel like sometimes this can be overwhelming and sometimes it is hard to pick which assignments to do first because they are all so important to do. If I put dance first then my grades drop and then if I put schooling first then my business can drop. The way I juggle all of this is by putting it into a planner and just doing what comes first. The earliest deadlines are the things I have to complete first and that is how I juggle my priorities.
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Post by cory on Dec 10, 2013 15:38:35 GMT -6
Sometimes, You Can't Juggle Priorities
This is an important concept that needs to be brought to young people's attention. Trying to get an A+ in every aspect of your life is impossible. Sometimes life will present you with challenges that you will not be able to avoid. You have to realize this and concentrate on what matters, which is often times family.
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Post by tscott88 on Dec 11, 2013 0:14:07 GMT -6
This video is so close to my situation. I can completely understand this situation Fall 2012 the same exact thing happen to me a week before finals. A week before finals I withdrew from all my classes. Yet they let me go home I couldn't do nothing literally nothing. I held on to 34 weeks as well. I was working, in school, and just enjoying being pregnant and at 28 weeks they told me to go home and do nothing. I failed at everything else but now I have a beautiful baby boy who I love dearly.
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Post by pellirf22 on Feb 8, 2014 14:40:58 GMT -6
TITLE- Sometimes, You Can't Juggle Priorities
I really enjoyed this video. The message in this video was very well described and powerful. Being an MBA student with multiple jobs I continuously fall short of my personal expectations in one aspect or another. This video is ideal for a manager in my situation to understand that at times I may not always get an A in every aspect. This may not be caused by lack of effort but rather it is out of my control. I must continue to put my best foot forward and do the best I can to succeed.
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Post by rjmonico on Feb 12, 2014 21:12:15 GMT -6
I will definitely share this video with friends and colleagues. Thank you Professor! I think this video is so true about life. All of your life you are told to do well in school. As a student you get rewarded when you get good grades and punished when you get poor grades. How ironic it is that when you get into the real world that you are not graded by a letter and as you wear different hats you cannot score well in all of them. Some categories you will do extremely well and others you will get by. Life is so busy and goes by so fast that you have to be mediocre in order to stay sane and be a positive role model for everyone.
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Post by bmcgarry13 on Mar 8, 2014 20:03:10 GMT -6
While I agree with most of the video, I tend to disagree with his light air in regards to college. A challenge for one person isn't always a challenge for the next...some people just come better equipped to handle the same problems. Speaking from experience, school can be extremely difficult and there is some "ball" dropping associated with it. For example, I have sacrificed much of my social life for the greater good, graduation. It’s not as if I want to complain, I just feel as if the point needs to be made. The greatest priorities worthy of dropping everything else for are the ones with the greatest returns. Priorities are investments; we tend to do what will benefit us the most. I willingly sacrifice other priorities, because education has the greatest return for me.
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Post by amandayoung3231 on Mar 13, 2014 19:02:18 GMT -6
Wow that was very powerful and so true. I think that we try our best to juggle everything all at once but in reality we must know that everything can not be #1. I try to prioritize by putting God first, family and friends second and school and work third. However, I think I give 60% to God, family and friends and 40% to work. Would companies like to know this? Yes, but there is nothing they can do about it.
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Post by racheleperes on Mar 15, 2014 12:15:25 GMT -6
I find that I relate very well with this video. I am trying to juggle 18 hours of school, about 25-30 hours a week for work, friends, family, and other aspects of my life. And I find it to be very difficult. I am stressed because I do have so many things going on my life that I am trying to juggle and balance. After watching this video, I have learned that while I may be trying to juggle everything in my life, it's not possible; that I need to set priorities in my life as to what is important at this point.
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