Saturday, October 13, 2012

Naming Obstacles

Fear - Worries of failure and underachievement.  Low confidence and lack of emotional and spiritual support

Distractions - Loud noises during my studies

Overload - When my children grow older, I can assign more responsibilities to them like cleaning, laundry, and dishes.  Currently, I feel fatigued and overworked from all the household chores, school, and raising my children.

Temptations - Movies, television shows, dating and friend’s celebration events.  Entertainment helps balance my life from all the stress.  Celebration events are good social events for both me and my children.  Dating; however, is a huge distraction for me.  I have considered finding a dead-end government job for a simple life raising my children and dating again, but I would be ashamed of myself.  I am my children and my brother’s role model.  I need to be strong and patient.  Setting low expectations for myself will cause my children to do the same for themselves.

In this exercise, I feel that giving name to my obstacles does empower me to be stronger.  When I realize my weaknesses, I can avoid them.  When I am on the verge of over-indulgence, I can acknowledge and re-evaluate my plans instead of mindlessly going about.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Kyle, It looks like you put a lot of time into this assignment. I like your mention of temtations. There is definately a balance between profession(educational) and a personal life. I am very proud of your reasoning for pursuing a social work degree. As a parent your goal is to be a role model for your children. They are very lucky to have you as a Father. Keep up the great work.

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