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Post by katelynjones on Mar 16, 2014 10:18:31 GMT -6
Its true, it is hard to juggle priorities. As you get older, priories change, in his case, a personal obligation started to affect his work and community help. This can be difficult if your employer is not understanding. In some cases, some are not, but I think overall most companies are.
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Post by kelseywatson on Mar 16, 2014 17:34:23 GMT -6
I face the decision of what to study in school: what should I study and what shouldn't I study. In life, it is difficult to make the best decisions you can on every aspect of your life. So you have to decide which decisions you can handle and live with daily. Life is all about juggling, and you have to make decisions that will balance things as best as possible.
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Post by lmoore on Mar 16, 2014 19:43:26 GMT -6
Juggling all aspects of life can become very difficult for everyone. As students we may only have to worry about juggling classes and maybe even a part-time job but as we get older and take on more responsibilities, it becomes harder to maintain an A+ in everything. Sometimes it comes down to not being able to control which aspects get dropped due to certain issues in our lives. We need to accept that we cannot control too many aspects at once but do the best to maintain an average. The speaker gave a great example of how he handled a situation to the best of his ability.
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Post by allisonschex on Mar 16, 2014 20:48:58 GMT -6
I 100% agree that sometimes you can't juggle priorities. We can only do so much so it's important to put the most important things first. Family is the most important in my opinion and sometimes it's hard to enjoy a Sunday with them knowing I have so much school work, house chores, errands, and so on. A lot of the time I can't help but think there just isn't enough time in the day to get everything done that you wish you could.
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Post by brettstirling on Mar 17, 2014 21:31:10 GMT -6
I absolutely agree with this video. You see examples of these issues every day from the people who work too hard and leave their family out of the equation. Making everything fall into place just as you plan is nearly impossible to do with so many variables. I agree that school provides an artificial construct of how we're supposed to manage our lives, but it serves it's purpose as just that. We are able to see by example that we have to do the best we can to find a healthy medium. But then, as life always does, we prioritize as situations require us to. Great video.
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Post by brittanycompton on Mar 18, 2014 15:55:19 GMT -6
Wow I can't imagine a situation like the guys in the video. I know it is very difficult to prioritize time. I have two jobs, and a full time student. I always try to manage my time and somethings that I really want to do don't always seem to get done. I have become better and prioritizing some things. I wish I had more time for family things. Coming from divorced family this is hard because I am always torn to different places. I have a planner and I seem to organize my life somewhat better with using this. I love to stay busy so one day when I do have my own business I will be sure to still prioritize things.
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Post by jessicaratelle on Mar 19, 2014 13:24:35 GMT -6
I really enjoyed this video. I like that he related his personal life to show of an example with priorities. It is a huge deal to be able to manage your priorities, but as he has shown us, it is not always possible. In a time like this , you must decide what is more important to you. Sure, you will end up having to sacrifice quite a few things, and it could even be something as big as your job, but you just have to way out the costs and make the decision that is best for you.
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Post by meganlynch on Mar 19, 2014 18:44:07 GMT -6
Wow, this video definitely reminds you of what is important. I could not imagine dealing with such a crisis. Prioritizing is important, but there are some things that need your attention immediately and that is family. In the business world, people try to juggle so many things at once. However, people need to make time for family ahead of work. I usually struggle with this during the holidays because I work every weekend and that is when most of the family functions take place. I do the best I can to try and see my family as much as possible.
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Post by Jessica Aucoin on Mar 19, 2014 20:43:25 GMT -6
I really enjoyed this video and related to the message. In my life, I’ve always been compared to my older brother who has made straight A’s for his whole high school and college careers; he even received the president’s medal for academic excellence in the college of science and technology at graduation last spring. However, I saw what he had to sacrifice for those grades (mostly being able to go out with his friends). For me, I juggle a boyfriend, friends, family, a seasonal job, and trying to find a job after graduation (my brother is currently at pharmacy school so he never really went through the graduation stress last year). It’s not always easy to pick between all these things and sometimes I can’t. Making priorities in life is difficult but can be even more stressful when we don’t have a choice.
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Post by mwinner123 on Mar 20, 2014 14:09:08 GMT -6
I find the story to be touching and effective in getting the point across, but having the feeling that he was simply reciting his entire talk just makes me feel a loss of connection with him. I understand what he is saying. We can have our life completely planned out and have it run smoothly, when suddenly, something can happen that causes us to become solely focused on that one thing. However, part of being organized and effective with your time includes having plans and actions in place for those special moments that require your full attention. In this situation, your wife is pregnant, so you have an executive on stand by at all times, in the event that you need to rush away from the office for an unknown amount of time. Regardless of if you "must" give all of your attention to that one aspect, all other aspects of your life don't simply stop running and wait for you. Along with having the responsibility and ability to give sole focus to what is absolutely most important, we also need to ensure that all other aspects are taken care of before hand, to ensure that each of those aspects are still waiting for us whenever we return back to our routines.
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Post by ken9390 on Mar 21, 2014 11:03:17 GMT -6
I personally believe that family trumps everything in life, so this video touched me. He is 100% right when he says that you can't always juggle priorities all the time. When time is your most precious resource you have to make decisions on how you want to spend it, whether it be family, friends, career, etc. The more time you dedicate to one of these categories, the more something else suffers.
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Post by patrickschwaner on Mar 22, 2014 8:42:08 GMT -6
The use of this guy's touching story really hit home to illustrate his point. We will all have to deal with difficult situations at some point in our lives and those situations are top priority, especially when they involve family. Taking a step back from work, meetings, and other activities will help you deal with things better. If we try to do too much during these hard times our work will definitely suffer, as well as our mental and physical well-being.
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Post by csimo123 on Mar 25, 2014 7:40:42 GMT -6
Wow! This video is true. This video made me think about at certain times in my life when i had to make the decision of what is more important right now. Yes i am a student but life happens sometimes. This is also ture if you are involved in organizations, you have to prioritize what is most important now and do that then worry about the future later. I like the prayer aspect i think that is great to have and that they spoke about in the video.
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Post by jsherman on Mar 25, 2014 15:06:20 GMT -6
I agree with this video. I am a graduating senior who is taking 16 hours, president over one organization, state and chapter vice president of another, asst. vice president of another, all while on crutches. Life can get stressful. On top of that, I am a perfectionist, so that can be stressful it's self. Priorities are sometimes hard to judge because what maybe be important to you know may not be important later down the road. I try to pick what's going to benefit me in the long run first, and those I love second. It gets hard at times but when there is a will and a goal to be met, there is a way.
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Post by codylejeune on Mar 26, 2014 19:14:44 GMT -6
I agree with this speaker, sometimes you cannot choose what aspects of your life to get an A+ in. Family always comes first for me, I would drop anything I was doing if one of my family members were in the hospital.
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