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CHONNIE BLAIR:
MAC Week 1 Blog 1
The book The Art of Possibility has thus far been thought provoking. The first chapter which discusses how one's perception is critically important. The book discusses a scenario at the inception of the chapter about two journalist that respond to a question regarding shoes. One journalist had an optimistic outlook with reference to a specific areas marketing and sales opportunities for shoes. This reminded me of the infamous the cup is half empty or half full scenario where one determines a person's level of optimism. However, at the end of the chapter, the author suggests that we can "invent" a new perspective our outlook for oneself.
The second chapter builds on the first by expounding the way the scenario could have changed if the new invention is access and nurtured. It challenges the reader to question himself in a way that manifests their thinking as the driving force to their outcomes on a grand scale.
The final chapter speaks to looking at individual achievement and accomplishments as just that - individual. Often we compare ourselves of others to an established norm. Socially, we compare people to each other in many areas such as physical appearance, measures of financial success and the like.
Overall, I enjoyed the reading because of its applications in my professional environment. If I can get others - particularly my students - to change their perception and their paradigm, it can greatly impact their overall performance in my class and in their academic career as a whole. However, for that to be a successful endeavor, I have to openly start them all at an A with an expectation of them performing at a higher level than they ever have or ever thought possible.
The second chapter builds on the first by expounding the way the scenario could have changed if the new invention is access and nurtured. It challenges the reader to question himself in a way that manifests their thinking as the driving force to their outcomes on a grand scale.
The final chapter speaks to looking at individual achievement and accomplishments as just that - individual. Often we compare ourselves of others to an established norm. Socially, we compare people to each other in many areas such as physical appearance, measures of financial success and the like.
Overall, I enjoyed the reading because of its applications in my professional environment. If I can get others - particularly my students - to change their perception and their paradigm, it can greatly impact their overall performance in my class and in their academic career as a whole. However, for that to be a successful endeavor, I have to openly start them all at an A with an expectation of them performing at a higher level than they ever have or ever thought possible.
1 comments:
- Gail said...
- Chonnie, I like your review of the chapters from the book. You have also given personal viewpoints regarding the application of the information from the chapters to your situation and your students. Further, I like that you mentioned the point about individual accomplishment being "individual" and how people make comparisons with each other on various levels. In that respect, I always like to reflect on something I read by author Wayne Dyer about avoiding the comparison trap. Although, your post is on target with the information from the text, you have posted it one week early. This week's assignment was on the copyright info and reading is a misnomer because we were to watch several videos of info on copyright. You may want to edit this post to be on target with the assignment before it is due tomorrow.
- January 8, 2012 12:03 PM
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