Assess your habits from week 1: how did you spend your time this past week? What was effective in your habits? What could be more effective? What steps will you take to make that happen?
- How did you spend your time this week? This week I began incorporating my new habits, I was able to increase family time and going to the gym. However, my work/break ratio needs work still.
1. Habit 1: Start going to the gym again:
- What was effective?
- I began going to the gym every morning this week. It is helping me clear my mind before attending class.
- What could be more effective?
- I could possibly wake up earlier to have more time at the gym. (Currently 1 hour)
- What steps will I take to make that happen?
- Go to sleep earlier so that I am able to wake up earlier. 2. Habit 2: Increase amount of family time:
- What was effective?
- I was able to spend more time with my family this past week. We went camping (Sat night through Sunday)
- What could be more effective?
- I found myself working on my project up until the time that we had to leave. It is probable that better time management would help me better manage this.
- What steps will I take to make that happen?
- Increase time management skills. 3. Habit 3: Increase work/break ratio:
- What was effective?
- Unfortunately, this was not effective.
- What could be more effective?
- Actually incorporating breaks in to my work time. I consistently have issues with incorporating this habit. Possible use of Accountabillabuddies to help me with this.
- What steps will I take to make that happen?
- Download a timer or run a timer on my phone that will remind me to take a break.
- What was effective?
Write a draft of your professional story here as 1-2 paragraphs. Focus on answering the questions who are you, why are you here, and what’s next? Consider how to talk about your motives and values, the turning points that led to your career change, and what you envision for yourself going forward.
- I am a Husband, Father and Veteran. After serving 6 years in the US Army, I began working as a Government Security Representative for two different Defense Contractors. However, I was unable to directly contribute to the overall safety and security of our service members and ultimately did not feel fulfilled in these positions. One benefit that I was able to gain from my employment at the two Defense Contracting firms was that I was able to work with developers who are actively creating software and applications in order to increase the effectiveness of the training, safety and operations that our service members perform on a daily basis. Seeing the work that they did led me to pursue a career in software development in the hopes that I might also be able to improve the quality of life for people who use my software whether those users end up being service members or people in the general public.
Update your LinkedIn profile with the following: updated photo/headshot, headline, summary statement using your story, and Turing added to your experience and education sections. Include a link to your profile here in the journal. Remember the guidelines and tips from the lesson here.
Linked in looks good, and I generally like your personal story! Some small comments: