...for me when I need her. Every time I have a problem or have a bad day, she is the person that makes everything better. I know I can trust her with anything, and to me that’s one characteristic that is very important. My mother has always given me wise advice. She has taught me so many things that will help me through life. She has always told me to stand up for what I believe in and not let others persuade me. She is always faithful and always there to listen. I know I can always count on her with anything. `One characteristic that stand out the most is her caring attitude toward us. She puts us children first in front of herself. Always making sure we are having a good day, and having food on the table when we come home. She has always helped me with school and I can remember when I was younger she would stay up all night helping me study for all my tests for school the next day. I remember a time when I was in middle school; I was having a lot of difficulty with my friends. They would constantly start drama and I would be in tears coming home from school. My mom was the one person who would give me the best advice on how to deal with the situation she would always be there to tell me everything is going to be okay. She has even helped me out with my hard breakups with boyfriends. She is the one person that knows when something is wrong. Recently, I just broke up with my boyfriend who I was dating for about eighteen months. It was very hard for me, but my mom helped me through...
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...real; I will explain how I used the three stages of perception to come to my conclusion. I will also describe the characteristics of each step, and information I focused on. Before I begin with my conclusion I feel it would be best to explain the perception process, and how the stages work together. I will later define the stages and characteristics of each, and explain how they pertain to the ball girl catching the ball. The first stage of the Perception process is selection. Selection is when something sticks out from normal, and is brought to your attention and you decide it warrants further investigation. Once something is brought to your attention, the second step of the Perception process is organization. Organization is how you categorize and quantify the information that is brought to your attention. After you have organized the information your third step in the Perception process is interpretation. Interpretation is your final conclusion on the information or situation you have observed. The first step in the stages of the perception process is selection. Selection is defined as the process of attending to a stimulus (Kory 109); this means something is brought to your attention as something you would possibly want to investigate further. In this video, selection would be the ball girl jumping up the wall and catching a home run. The characteristics of selection that are used are unusual or unexpected in intensity. Unusual or unexpected makes a stimulus stand out...
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...Richest Chinese Li Ka-shing and his characteristics Jianghui Yang COLL 148 February 13, 2013 Professor: Yvette Ricks Week 5 Leadership Outline: 100 points I. Li Ka shing is the businessman which I admire. I would like to introduce some of him characteristics and points out how those characteristics are helpful for me to succeed in future college and career. A. My paper is about what are the characteristics of the richest Chinese Li Ka-shing and why he is a good leader to teach me leadership skills and individual accountability to success in college and career. B. Anthony B.Chan (1997) claims that “Li Ka-shing is the richest man in Asia and eleventh global fortune according to Forbes in 2011. Li Ka-shing is the boss of conglomerates Hutchison Whampoa, Cheung Kong Holdings and Watson Group, the world leader in port management.” C. The purpose of this paper is to display what characteristics Li Ka-shing has and how those characteristics has helped him and will help me to success in business field. D. Li Ka-shing is the most hard-working, talentful and smart businessman I have ever known and he has many characteristics for me to learn. II. My major is Business Administration and I will concentrate in Finance. A. I am choosing this field from the influence of my father. My father is a businessman and he made me be interested in business and owning a successful company. B. I am planning to graduate in May 2014. Before that I need to take 4 courses in each...
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...more than one characteristics that applies to me as a student.In my opinion, in order to reach the full potential as a successful student you must possess portions of each of these characteristics. I strongly believe that each of that characteristics plays its own unique part in a successful student's educational life . I found that one characteristic from the article that describes me the most as a student is the first characteristic, which says about being responsible and active in learning. The article states, “you can actively listen, think, question, and take notes like someone in charge of their learning experience.” (Lake, A. & von Baeyer, C., 2005.). I always want to be responsible of my own education and that responsibility gives me the strength to participate actively in my education . It has also helped me to finish my work in a timely manner. I believe that this characteristic of mine certainly will help me throughout this education programme as responsibility will lead me to the next level of professional development and will polish the characteristics like accountability, autonomy ,independence, increase in knowledge base and all other components of professional practice .(characteristics of professional practice' from essentials baccalaureate education, lecture note). As I begin this Bachelor of Science in Nursing programme, I will try my best to integrate the successful student's attitudes and behaviors, which in turn I believe, will help me in achieving...
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...Factors and Characteristics of Successful Online Learning Factors and Characteristics of Successful Online Learning Heather Burton Liberty University Online Factors and Characteristics for Successful Online Learning Factors and Characteristics for Successful Online Learning “Once students are aware of desirable characteristics, the process of becoming a successful online learner is something that is attainable for most all potential learners.” (Taormino, 2010) There are many characteristics that students must be aware of in order to be a successful student in an online learning environment. Technical factors, environmental factors, personal characteristics, and learning characteristics are methods of organizing characteristics and factors of online students. With online learning there are many factors and characteristics that potential students must be aware of. A potential student needs to have the capability and comfort of using modern computer software and internet technology, and also the ability to communicate effectively whether using a specific e-mail system or online threaded discussions. Those would be considered technical factors. Environmental factors that potential students need to be aware of is the use of time management skills and the ability to keep up with other commitments regarding family and work. Personal characteristics involve having motivation skills and potential goals along with student integrity. Online students that are successful are...
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...a little bit more flexible with their schedules. What is it that makes online learners successful? Boyd (2004) stated “There may be only certain kinds of students under certain conditions who can successfully learn via the online format” (p. 31). Will only certain students succeed in online courses? I feel that anyone can succeed as long as you have motivation and determination. Taormino (2010) stated in the article “Student awareness of the characteristics, traits, and skills for online learning is an important area of dialogue between the student and learning institution” (p.55). I would have to agree with Taormino about making the students more aware of what all is involved with online courses. I do feel that anyone that is doing work on a computer on a regular basis will improve their skills no matter what their background is within computer skills. Mark Taormino’s article has been summarized with key characteristics along with reflection and application for successful online learning. The first category of characteristics for a successful online learner is Technical Factors which is having a good understanding of computer related tasks. It would be very helpful to the student if they had some computer based knowledge. Online classes are computer based with students using the internet to access all of their courses. “Technical skills are sometimes viewed as prerequisite to taking an online course” (Taormino, 2010, p.57). From experience in being an online...
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...November 4, 2010 Barbara Lach-Smith Although, I am not the type of person who judges people based on their superficial characteristics, after reviewing the examples depicted in the multimedia analysis, I did find myself judging people based on superficial characteristics as proven in the following examples. Example #1 “I received my bachelor’s degree in English and worked as the managing editor of a weekly newspaper while pursuing my master’s degree in communications. Shortly after attaining my master’s I worked for a large company as a graphic specialist before I began teaching for Axia College online. While working on my master’s degree, I lost my mom to cancer. Soon after, I struggled to find myself and experimented with many drugs, only to find out that they weren’t the answer and that my mom wasn’t coming back.” In this scenario, I originally selected the wrong person, and my selection was based on appearance. Jenna, who the story was about, didn’t strike me as someone who had earned a Master’s degree simply because she looked very young. Her appearance also led me to believe that she was a high school student, especially with the nose piercing and the piercing near her eye. I was surprised to learn that she actually had 13 piercings merely because I have never been taught by an instructor who had...
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...article, “Tips for Successful Students." Also, review the characteristics of a successful student as explained in the lecture. As you consider these, which is your strongest characteristic? Why? How will this characteristic help you to become a successful student in your program of study? I have always said that I am responsible for my own education. We only get out of school what we put into it. The instructor is there to present the information and provides a framework for understanding. It is my job as a student to fill in the spaces with my own understanding. I can clarify my understanding by asking questions, which I am poor at doing, and by doing research, which I do very well. I am not a good questioner. So, I really feel that my strongest characteristic is my responsibility and accountability. The best instructors I’ve had are the ones deemed “intimidating”. The same is true for my work environment. The best leaders were always a little scary to me. But once I got past the intimidation factor, I found that they actually had the most things to teach me. And that is when I would ask questions! Secondary characteristics that will help me be successful are my time management and note taking. I am forever writing things down. I find that if I hand write something, there is a connection between the writing of the information and my recall of it later. So if I want to remember something, I write it down. That tends to save me time and trouble later. This is true in both the classroom...
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...Society 5.07.18 Grade 7 A leader to me is defined as someone who has the ability to inspire others to achieve tasks and goals that they might not ,otherwise, be capable of reaching. Some qualities of leadership are integrity, humility, focusness, self-discipline, passion, responsibility, good listening skills, initiative, etc. As a leader and a future leader of America I can proudly say I possess some of these characteristics. Some of the characteristics of leadership I possess are initiative, good listening, responsibility, passion, and integrity. Having initiative to me is defined as someone who has the mindset to act without any orders. I exemplify initiative...
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...vision clearly.’ (Kettner, 2002) To me this is an adapt portrayal of what communication is. Without the ability to be a good communicator, a manager would find themselves with workers who were confused on the directions they were told and a manager who is frustrated because work was not done to their standards or the way that they had directed. This is a knowledge characteristic because being a good communicator is something you learn from an early age. There are people out there that no matter what, they will never be good at communicating their feelings or wishes to other people in a way that makes sense to anyone but them. 2. Empowerment: “the ability to create a structure that harnesses the energies of others to achieve the desired result” (Kettner, 2002) Being able to create structure out of chaos is a skill that most people take years in learning. For me this is a knowledge characteristic. Being able to direct others in seeing the same vision you have that enables everyone to work together for the same outcome is even harder. This takes years of learning what works best for the manager. There may be tricks that don’t work for others, but work wonderfully for that individual. 3. Persistence: “the ability to stay on course regardless of the obstacles encountered” (Kettner, 2002) To me, persistence is the name of the game when it comes to managing anything. Having people work for you, telling them what to do, it’s difficult but for me, it leads directly into Vision. This...
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...What Makes Me A HBCU ALL-STAR? I consider myself to be an HBCU ALL-STAR because I possess the personal characteristic needed to push forward in spite of circumstances that may try to push me backwards. What is an ALL-STAR? I would define an ALL-STAR as an individual who succeeds when it appears that failure is the only option; refuses to take no as the only answer when there is always the possibilities for yes; and who understands that being successful alone is never acceptable because it is with others that one truly obtains success. There are six characteristics that I possess that make me an HBCU ALL-STAR and if others possess these characteristics as well, they can also be ALL-STARS. In this statement I will share with you my strengths because of the characteristics of passion, ability to persuade, concern/care, empowering, fearlessness and confidence. Although passion is often defined as the feeling one has for another, it is also a driving force in making dreams come true. When you have passion for something you live it. When you have passion for something you breathe it. When you have passion for something you get up with it on your mind and go to sleep with it on your mind. Passion is a strong desire, embedded in your inner-being that drives you to keep on task as your mission unfolds. Passion is what makes me an HBCU ALL-STAR. The power of persuasion, the ability to convince people that what you are saying is true with credibility and integrity is essential...
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...is considered normal. However, delaying essential tasks and putting less important things ahead of them can cause negative consequences. Stress and anxiety are often a direct result of procrastinating as well as a lack of confidence and low self-esteem. Guilt is also associated with procrastination because of the perception of others and the potential disappointment of family and friends based on the lack of success. This character trait causes problems in all age groups and in many areas of life including college students and their achievement of educational goals. Unfortunately for me, procrastinating is a characteristic that affects me as a student and has impacted me greatly. There are many ways to sabotage academic success, but a guaranteed way is through procrastination. Procrastinators self-destruct by making choices that hinder their progress and achievement. This characteristic causes students to look for things to distract them and get them off task. Checking email, texting, and scanning social media like Facebook and Twitter are prime examples of distractions that force students to delay important responsibilities. Procrastinators often lie to themselves. Many are convinced that they will feel better about completing an assignment later or that they will work better under pressure. Students often postpone beginning a project until right before its deadline causing them to not have enough time to review it and complete it correctly. Students often lack confidence...
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...someone who has made a difference in my life with my growth and development and recognizing the difference they have made in my life. I find that a lot of times when somebody has made that difference in my life I do my best to appreciate the positive difference they have made and try to take on the qualities that has made that person somebody that I admire. The LSI guide also states this style tends to ask others what they think. Thinking back on it, I do that quite often especially in the military. When I was in ROTC we were always told to let senior NCO’s develop us. When I am at drill and I have an idea, I usually ask my senior NCO’s for their opinion before becoming the idea fairy to my commander. My First Sergeant would usually let me know from his experience which ideas were too far fetched and which ideas were feasible. Also when I was transferred the 709th Area Support Medical Company in Peoria I made the extra effort to call my previous...
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...Manager for a new division in the company. I will discuss a few of the many different characteristics and experiences that are needed in order to be a positive candidate for the position. Last I have listed 5 questions that are important to ask in an interview to find out the more in dept motives out this candidate. Characteristics As a recruiting manager to hire the most qualified individual for the job at hand is one of the most important aspects of my job. The most important job of a great hiring manager is to assess the individual in addition to experience. This can be a difficult situation under normal conditions; but since this will be a new department with special request from our vice president, it becomes even more important for me as the recruiting manager to make the correct choice on a Service Manager that will be in charge of the new service division. The vice president has requested a competent individual that possess important skills such as being conceptual, having good communication, effectiveness, and interpersonal qualities. With any managerial hire I must find a qualified Service Manager experienced in not only leading others; but competent in organizing, planning, and controlling the new the department for the success of the company. As with all companies, the candidate of choice would possesses many good characteristics for the position. Good characteristics such as, first knowledge of our company, having a good understanding of our company's...
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...Window Abstract There have been many studies performed on how personality characteristics have an effect on us as individuals and within are environment. This paper will discuss my personality characteristics and traits and how those characteristics are manifested in my organization. This paper will also explore the development of my personality characteristics and discuss the results of my week one Self-Assessment and the Johari Window, as well the Quick Enneagram Sorting Test (QUEST). The results from these assessments have allowed me to focus in on my leadership style a how I can become a more effective manager. Also I’ll focus on how those attributes have guided my relationships and career choices. Key Words: Characteristics, attributes, assessment, Big Five Personality Dimensions (BFPD), Extrovert, Johari Window Finding the Leader in You: Self-Assessment/ Johari Window In my effort to develop and explain the characteristics that comprise my personality, I determined that there are many personality traits that help to form my personality. In our class discussion, it was addressed how Schermerhorn, Osborn, Uhl-Bien and Hunter (2012) discussed the Big Five Personality Dimensions (BFPD) of Extraversion, Agreeable, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability and Openness to experience and how they affect our personality positively and negatively. My profile of characteristics include extraversion as the lead attribute that guides my personality....
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