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Week 4: Creating Your Vision, Part I

Habits Reflection:

  • How have you seen yourself become more aware of your habits? Have you tried implementing anything new? What have the results been?

  • Start Where You Are (Empathize with the user -- you)

  • Health: how you answer “how are you”; intersection of physical, mental, and emotional health

    • How would you rate your overall health on a scale of 1-5? How do you currently make time for activities associated with your health? What is a small change you could make here to readjust your health ratings?
      • My overall health combined is about a 2 out of 5, this is due to the stress of Turing, the workload as well as my previous medical conditions and my inability to be seen by the Veterans Administration doctors.

  • Work: what you do

    • Make a short list of all the ways you work right now; How much value do each of those things bring to your life? How are those activities purposeful for you?
      • Student at Turing: This will bring great value to my life and the life of my family in the future in regards to financial stability, and work environment. Parent: Being a parent is another way that I currently work, raising two boys to become responsible and productive members of society is both extremely challenging and equally rewarding. Spouse: A partnership is always a working relationship, one can never get lazy or or careless if you want to keep the partnership strong.

  • Play: what brings you joy? Think about joy just for the pure sake of doing it; everyone benefits from this kind of play

    • What activities do you do that bring you joy throughout an average week? In what ways could you make a small change to bring more joy into your life?
      • Activities that bring joy to my life are going on hikes, camping, bike rides and spending time with family. Some small ways I can increase the amount of joy in my life is by making more time for family time, possibly by taking a family bike ride or hike.

  • Love: sense of connection: Who are the people who matter in your life and how is love flowing to and from you and them?

    • How does love currently show up in your life? How do you show love to others right now? What adjustments would you like to make in this area?

      • Love is plentifull in my life at the moment, my wife and my boys. I show them love by caring for them and spending time with them. They show it to me as well in similar fashion.

  • Looking back at the 4 areas, do any problems emerge that you want to begin designing solutions for?

    • The area I feel needs the most attention and that is in my control, is creating more family time and incorporating breaks in to my working schedule.

    • Define your needs, problem, and insights: Based on what you wrote about above and your group conversation, what problems have you identified that you'd like to design solutions for? What do you already about what you want for your career? What do you still need to find out? Who or what do you want to grow into by the end of the Turing program?

      • Problems that I need to design solutions for, is having a more balanced work/life setting. I believe this will begin working itself out as Turing progresses and I complete the program I am in.

    • Ideate -- challenge assumptions

    • When you discussed software developers with your small group on Monday, what assumptions came up about what software developers actually do? What steps could you take to challenge those assumptions and find more facts to answer the question of what developers do? In addition to what a typical software developer life could look like, what do you want yours to include?

      • One assumption that was made, is that knowing how to properly code is the most important part/skill. However, I have come to realize that while knowing how to code is essential, an individuals people skills are of higher importance. You can be the best developer out there, but if you lack the right interpersonal skills, you may find it difficult to work with others, and they will find it difficult to work with you.

  • Prototype -- start creating solutions

    • What is the basic threshold that your new career must meet after Turing? What would you hope WILL NOT happen in your future after Turing? What is your absolute, no-holds-barred, ideal dream for your future after Turing?
      • My ideal dream for a career after Turing is the ability to work remotely, if I am able to accomplish this, I will be able to work from anywhere regardless of location.

  • Test –- solutions

    • Based on this week of reflections, write out your initial vision statement for your career:
      • My initial vision statement is to attain gainful employment that provides financial stability and the ability to work from an international location.
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