This Habit has made me really think about my future as an educator and as a person.
I have found myself much time operating in quadrant 1. I believe this stems from my lack of organization and procrastination. I see this habit being able to help focus in on what really matters.
I think that the Covey video helped to explain a lot and put a picture into my mind about how to accomplish tasks. I think without organization and being proactive it is very easy for all the little green pebbles to fill up your jar, leaving a lot of big rocks out. Yet as soon as you can organize and be proactive then the little pebbles don't get in the way of the big rocks, the pebbles either find space in your jar or they don't depending on how many rocks you have.
I think this is what made the first semester of this year so hard for me as a teacher. I was not giving enough space to the big rocks (from lack of organization and being proactive), this lead to the pebbles filling up my jar until I could only fit on rock.
I have started to recognize some of the bad and inefficient choices that I have been making that are keeping me from living in quadrant 2. Through the past two weeks in this course and from learning the two previous habits I can see that I have already started to shift to the 2nd quadrant.
In terms of an Administrator in a education setting this habit is beyond valuable for me. I know that I need to be balanced in my life and also am committed to my work. I see a need for keeping a calendar in my office and write down and be proactive about the big rocks. I can foresee that there are going to be plenty of pebbles working as an Administrator in a school. I am going to be making a conscious effort everyday to improve and establish these habits so when I apply for an Admin job, they are a second nature.
I have found myself much time operating in quadrant 1. I believe this stems from my lack of organization and procrastination. I see this habit being able to help focus in on what really matters.
I think that the Covey video helped to explain a lot and put a picture into my mind about how to accomplish tasks. I think without organization and being proactive it is very easy for all the little green pebbles to fill up your jar, leaving a lot of big rocks out. Yet as soon as you can organize and be proactive then the little pebbles don't get in the way of the big rocks, the pebbles either find space in your jar or they don't depending on how many rocks you have.
I think this is what made the first semester of this year so hard for me as a teacher. I was not giving enough space to the big rocks (from lack of organization and being proactive), this lead to the pebbles filling up my jar until I could only fit on rock.
I have started to recognize some of the bad and inefficient choices that I have been making that are keeping me from living in quadrant 2. Through the past two weeks in this course and from learning the two previous habits I can see that I have already started to shift to the 2nd quadrant.
In terms of an Administrator in a education setting this habit is beyond valuable for me. I know that I need to be balanced in my life and also am committed to my work. I see a need for keeping a calendar in my office and write down and be proactive about the big rocks. I can foresee that there are going to be plenty of pebbles working as an Administrator in a school. I am going to be making a conscious effort everyday to improve and establish these habits so when I apply for an Admin job, they are a second nature.