JWsPOV

While I was growing up both of my parents had jobs.  We were a 2-income family comprised of 4 people.  Now I am not here to put down those that are stay at home parents.  That is great and more power to you.  I remember that my mother loved her work.  She would complain and I think we all do at some point about our jobs.  A few reasons she enjoyed her work is because she got to deal with people, work with numbers and help others.  My dad worked in the same industry for years.  He worked his way up the chain and was very satisfied with what he was doing.  Neither one of me parents had more than a high school education with some continuing education added on. They were both successful people in their careers.             The interesting part about it is the older my parents got the less they wanted success and the more they wanted something comfortable and easy. They were about helping o...

Recently I was reading an online post from friend who is an RN student. Their instructor asked the group to keep a journal of their experiences during clinicals. This “Hiccup” journal as it is called, is about your observations of events in everyday life. You take a situation where a mistake was made and write down how you would have handled the situation differently. To me this is a great exercise for students of any kind.   Paying attention to others, their actions and reactions to everyday events can be important in life lessons. How are react to others can determine the outcome of any situation. We all walk through life and think back to situations that we would have handled differently in our own lives. For this exercise to work, there must be a desire to see the good in yourself, other people and all situations. There must be a drive to do more and be better in your life. Personally, I believe this is a great way to seek self-improvement. It is a physical action to wri...