First, a note on Mission Blogs...
So far, everyone has done a nice job on missions, and it is really hard to decide which one to pick to post on the class blog. Because they're all good, I pick one that I think has really clear and applicable examples of what the blog was looking for AND what we've talked about in class. I am hoping that by the end of the semester, everyone will have a blogged mission, article summary, or other info (seriously - let me know, and we can post it!) that they've contributed to the course site. Keep up the great work!
This week, our blog is submitted by Leah Edwards:
The first part of the mission was to do something nice for someone you are friends or family with. My friend was telling me that her boyfriend works with the people responsible for hiring at his large firm and I remembered that my brother is currently applying for jobs. I decided to get all the paperwork together, get hm the name of the person directly responsible for doing the hiring, and email him all the information. I figured this would be a nice gesture since I know how hard he is working to find a job and having a connection to this company would be helpful to him. When I called to tell him what I had found out I could tell he was happy to hear that I knew someone who worked for the company and had good connections. My hope is that this nice act will help him get a great job because i really want to see him succeed!
The second part of the mission was to do something nice for someone you do not know. This was definitely way trickier than the first part of the mission. I kept an eye out for opportunities to be nice to a stranger and one actually fell right in front of me. As I was putting my dishes away in Ritchie Market Place, I had just set them on the conveyer belt and turned to walk away when I saw a girl drop part of her dishes. Part of me thought that stinks, you should just keep walking, but suddenly it dawned on me that this was the perfect time to do my mission. So I stopped and turned around to help her pick up the cup and silverware off the floor. Neither of us said much, except for her simply saying thank you, and we continued on our separate ways. I could tell just by the smile she gave me when I helped her pick them up that she appreciated the small act of kindness and I felt good about it as well.
So far, everyone has done a nice job on missions, and it is really hard to decide which one to pick to post on the class blog. Because they're all good, I pick one that I think has really clear and applicable examples of what the blog was looking for AND what we've talked about in class. I am hoping that by the end of the semester, everyone will have a blogged mission, article summary, or other info (seriously - let me know, and we can post it!) that they've contributed to the course site. Keep up the great work!
This week, our blog is submitted by Leah Edwards:
The first part of the mission was to do something nice for someone you are friends or family with. My friend was telling me that her boyfriend works with the people responsible for hiring at his large firm and I remembered that my brother is currently applying for jobs. I decided to get all the paperwork together, get hm the name of the person directly responsible for doing the hiring, and email him all the information. I figured this would be a nice gesture since I know how hard he is working to find a job and having a connection to this company would be helpful to him. When I called to tell him what I had found out I could tell he was happy to hear that I knew someone who worked for the company and had good connections. My hope is that this nice act will help him get a great job because i really want to see him succeed!
The second part of the mission was to do something nice for someone you do not know. This was definitely way trickier than the first part of the mission. I kept an eye out for opportunities to be nice to a stranger and one actually fell right in front of me. As I was putting my dishes away in Ritchie Market Place, I had just set them on the conveyer belt and turned to walk away when I saw a girl drop part of her dishes. Part of me thought that stinks, you should just keep walking, but suddenly it dawned on me that this was the perfect time to do my mission. So I stopped and turned around to help her pick up the cup and silverware off the floor. Neither of us said much, except for her simply saying thank you, and we continued on our separate ways. I could tell just by the smile she gave me when I helped her pick them up that she appreciated the small act of kindness and I felt good about it as well.
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