The question we were asked was to lead someone through a team building presses. I choose to talk about direction. one of the first things we talked about.
First direction gives identity to me who I am and how I will work with others to me sometimes matters on the direction we are given. direction in this case is both in our leadership and setting team goals. A leader good or bad will give clear direction even if his direction is for us to care only as much as he does. But in working with a team and everyone a possible leader our goals could be defined amongst the group well enough that we can direct ourselves. But every arrow that shows direction has an arrow and that arrow is a fine tip a single point a leader who stands there from the group can change, because like I said its also about goals. A goal is not finished. A goal is work, but a group with smaller parts or as a hole can make that work more effective. So in essence direction gets a team started keeps it on tract, and sets what it wants to do.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Asmt #21
In class we took a personality test. Our assignment is to say 3 things that are true from our results and one that is not. I got that I was a ISTP a form of Artisan called the crafter.
The first thing it starts out with is how much I love to work with my hands and use tools everytime I can get my hands on them, both in work and in play. Ever sense I can remember I have worked and played with everything my hands can touch. My favorite toy was Lego's and video games which uses hand eye coordination which is something else the crafter prides in. I have always said I will work in a field were I get to use my head quickly and my hands everyday. I find this to be very accurate even though they said I master everything I touch. maybe someday, but for now I find I am good at everything, but because I do not sit still I haven't truly mastered anything in my opinion.
The second thing is about friendships I have few true friends and respect about the same. I don't let others get to know me accurately, because I talk to people with my actions not my words. And I hide my emotions. In this way I love to be around those that I like even if I am not talking. And I will help them no matter what as long as I do not get distracted.
The third thing is about relationships and authority. which I find to be accurate, but dangerous as well. Because of my love for play and working with my hands most of the time I have to go past the regular rules to find my passions. This makes relationships and work interesting, because you don't know what I am going to do next and I don't talk about it. I don't follow regular rules in everything I am impulsive and feel like I must express myself. Therefor even though I get stressed rarly, do to an emotional nature. I can more easily by being constricted with my options, or having rules forced on me. I need freedom to do what I want with a equal minded found respect to do what others ask.
Last thing about what really does not fit is they didn't capture all of me. I couldn't find one thing that I would say a complete no to. It was how I have lived my life I have changed certain things to match my living. It says that if closed in I act out or get even. I did somewhat as a child, I think about how I would get even in somethings, but I don't find getting even a stress reliever. I like to work things out in my head and find something else to do. I don't think I act against others. The other part is that in ISTP both my IT vs my SP are unique in that my IT are in the 80% were as the SP are just on the higher side of 50% which meas I have little parts of NJ personality traits thrown in there.
The first thing it starts out with is how much I love to work with my hands and use tools everytime I can get my hands on them, both in work and in play. Ever sense I can remember I have worked and played with everything my hands can touch. My favorite toy was Lego's and video games which uses hand eye coordination which is something else the crafter prides in. I have always said I will work in a field were I get to use my head quickly and my hands everyday. I find this to be very accurate even though they said I master everything I touch. maybe someday, but for now I find I am good at everything, but because I do not sit still I haven't truly mastered anything in my opinion.
The second thing is about friendships I have few true friends and respect about the same. I don't let others get to know me accurately, because I talk to people with my actions not my words. And I hide my emotions. In this way I love to be around those that I like even if I am not talking. And I will help them no matter what as long as I do not get distracted.
The third thing is about relationships and authority. which I find to be accurate, but dangerous as well. Because of my love for play and working with my hands most of the time I have to go past the regular rules to find my passions. This makes relationships and work interesting, because you don't know what I am going to do next and I don't talk about it. I don't follow regular rules in everything I am impulsive and feel like I must express myself. Therefor even though I get stressed rarly, do to an emotional nature. I can more easily by being constricted with my options, or having rules forced on me. I need freedom to do what I want with a equal minded found respect to do what others ask.
Last thing about what really does not fit is they didn't capture all of me. I couldn't find one thing that I would say a complete no to. It was how I have lived my life I have changed certain things to match my living. It says that if closed in I act out or get even. I did somewhat as a child, I think about how I would get even in somethings, but I don't find getting even a stress reliever. I like to work things out in my head and find something else to do. I don't think I act against others. The other part is that in ISTP both my IT vs my SP are unique in that my IT are in the 80% were as the SP are just on the higher side of 50% which meas I have little parts of NJ personality traits thrown in there.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Asmt # 20
Hi I am back I hope everyones break were fun.
Today in class we were looking over leadership personalities, our assinment is to tell how we would use and do use our leadership personalities to relate to guests, staff, and the development of camp.
First I should tell you that there are 4 types in the study we are doing that are regulated by amount of control vs emotions and the amount of asking vs telling. control or emotions is controling onesself and espressing there emotions, and to ask or tell is how you give comands. I am a high on tell vs ask, and mid low on emotion. The person type is called an Expresive leader. They speak there mind and try to relate to others. As with everything they have down sides the second part to knowing your personality is being versatile. Having the ability to understand and work with other leader types. The key is everyone can be a leader, one that speaks up or lets others work it out with guidence. The cool thing is while doing these tests I thought I was a analytical because of there quiet, yet controlled style which is the comple opposite of what my test showed. So afterwords it looks like I have been doing a good job of trying to be a versitale leader.
With working with guests to me is easy. In most cases I am asking them what they need or they are asking me what I can do. Helping them is easy because my power and athority is in relation to the camp and cross conflict has little impact. So as to upholding the rules and standards of camp I can help guest and lead by teaching and guideing them. With staff it is a little more tricky because my identity of power is almost unnessesary it comes down to who knows what they are doing, who is doing the lead role, and then what is the best way for me to help. As I have worked in many roles at camp and have the desire to step up and make my views known I can prevent someone else from wanting to lead. I know in the bible it tells of to lead you must know how to serve, because that is what a leader truly is doing what is best for the group with direction. So I can lead best at camp by working with others and incourageing them to work with me. The last thing is in development. As I know a basic understanding in maintanince I can take hold of many projects at camp and teach, guide, and incourage others by leading them and helping them to know what it is I know. To lead by example. And where I am lacking in ability ask to be taught and thank them for there knowlege. I also like working and leading the kids that come to camp which is camps best development towards the future and the best way to turn kids into leaders is to do and have them follow by wanting to.
Today in class we were looking over leadership personalities, our assinment is to tell how we would use and do use our leadership personalities to relate to guests, staff, and the development of camp.
First I should tell you that there are 4 types in the study we are doing that are regulated by amount of control vs emotions and the amount of asking vs telling. control or emotions is controling onesself and espressing there emotions, and to ask or tell is how you give comands. I am a high on tell vs ask, and mid low on emotion. The person type is called an Expresive leader. They speak there mind and try to relate to others. As with everything they have down sides the second part to knowing your personality is being versatile. Having the ability to understand and work with other leader types. The key is everyone can be a leader, one that speaks up or lets others work it out with guidence. The cool thing is while doing these tests I thought I was a analytical because of there quiet, yet controlled style which is the comple opposite of what my test showed. So afterwords it looks like I have been doing a good job of trying to be a versitale leader.
With working with guests to me is easy. In most cases I am asking them what they need or they are asking me what I can do. Helping them is easy because my power and athority is in relation to the camp and cross conflict has little impact. So as to upholding the rules and standards of camp I can help guest and lead by teaching and guideing them. With staff it is a little more tricky because my identity of power is almost unnessesary it comes down to who knows what they are doing, who is doing the lead role, and then what is the best way for me to help. As I have worked in many roles at camp and have the desire to step up and make my views known I can prevent someone else from wanting to lead. I know in the bible it tells of to lead you must know how to serve, because that is what a leader truly is doing what is best for the group with direction. So I can lead best at camp by working with others and incourageing them to work with me. The last thing is in development. As I know a basic understanding in maintanince I can take hold of many projects at camp and teach, guide, and incourage others by leading them and helping them to know what it is I know. To lead by example. And where I am lacking in ability ask to be taught and thank them for there knowlege. I also like working and leading the kids that come to camp which is camps best development towards the future and the best way to turn kids into leaders is to do and have them follow by wanting to.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Asmt #19
Tomorrow we as a launch group are going to river side camp in story city, and we each need to ask four ?'s. These are my ?'s.
How do you feel you as a leader keep your staff feed spiritually? The reason I am going to ask this ? is because I asked this ? at the last camp we visited, because how can a camp say it is effective if there ministry if there personal life's do not show any grow. And it is up to those in the leadership not necessarily lead but make sure that there family is healthy.
My next ? is Why do they think there mission statement best suits there camp, and do they believe that they are reaching outside of there para church responsibilities with it? There statement is, To know Jesus Christ and to make Christ known to all. This to me states to be good Christians, but maybe not what there camp should be. A camp is not a church.
My next ? is, What is a Gala? It seems to be there big fundraiser, but there site tells little about it. and maybe it will give us something to use as a fundraiser idea for camp.
And last, There Internet site says they put God in everything they do, and express it by teaching in everything they do. I am curious to know how they do that and how the train others to teach the same thing or new lessons accurately.
How do you feel you as a leader keep your staff feed spiritually? The reason I am going to ask this ? is because I asked this ? at the last camp we visited, because how can a camp say it is effective if there ministry if there personal life's do not show any grow. And it is up to those in the leadership not necessarily lead but make sure that there family is healthy.
My next ? is Why do they think there mission statement best suits there camp, and do they believe that they are reaching outside of there para church responsibilities with it? There statement is, To know Jesus Christ and to make Christ known to all. This to me states to be good Christians, but maybe not what there camp should be. A camp is not a church.
My next ? is, What is a Gala? It seems to be there big fundraiser, but there site tells little about it. and maybe it will give us something to use as a fundraiser idea for camp.
And last, There Internet site says they put God in everything they do, and express it by teaching in everything they do. I am curious to know how they do that and how the train others to teach the same thing or new lessons accurately.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Asmt #17
We have been talking about were camp is going. In what direction camp is looking into and in what we need to do to please our guests. Our assignment is to take three measurable visions for camp to be achieved for next year.
I think the first thing I love to see have change is to increase our paint ball courses and participants. I would like to see with so ground here at camp that we could build two more paint ball courses and use them for advertising to increase are paintball camps by 15%.
The next thing I would like to do is increase are camp run retreats by 10%. As it is mainly our advertising and word of mouth that increases these retreats. I believe increase in sponsorship will increase some of our most successful retreats.
Lastly I would like to see camp increase its winter retreats by two retreats. Winter is a slow time at camp and most winter retreats are family reunions or holidays. While many family's are spending money on Christmas a lot of family's are home, and if we found the right attraction we could get people to come to a weekend at camp.
Camp is always changing, but our God remains the same. To reach as many people as we can we need them to come to us, by us sharing him out loud to all.
I think the first thing I love to see have change is to increase our paint ball courses and participants. I would like to see with so ground here at camp that we could build two more paint ball courses and use them for advertising to increase are paintball camps by 15%.
The next thing I would like to do is increase are camp run retreats by 10%. As it is mainly our advertising and word of mouth that increases these retreats. I believe increase in sponsorship will increase some of our most successful retreats.
Lastly I would like to see camp increase its winter retreats by two retreats. Winter is a slow time at camp and most winter retreats are family reunions or holidays. While many family's are spending money on Christmas a lot of family's are home, and if we found the right attraction we could get people to come to a weekend at camp.
Camp is always changing, but our God remains the same. To reach as many people as we can we need them to come to us, by us sharing him out loud to all.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Asmt #16
In class we have been talking about camp pine tree. A fictional camp that I am becoming the director of. I have just been introduced to the camp and I need to decide what three things I am going to do next.
First and second I do not know my workers or the camp fully. More than knowledge of them I need trust and faith with them. I need to know how much of a family they have at the camp. First I would make a list of questions I would want to ask personally and have them answer in their own time alone. I would ask them questions about their faith and work relations. I would ask these questions about faith and home and also about where they would like the camp to go and about who they are working with so I again understand them and who fits with who. I need to know this because if two people hate each other because of a disagreement I need to mend my new family, or if two work well together I need to know how to use that. I want to know if someone likes decorating or working one on one with the customers. I would ask my personal questions as I had each person give me there own tour of the camp, and pray with them.
Second I would have a tour of camp by all of those that are at the camp. I would also meet with those that are connected to camp but not working their to find there ideas as well about camp because not all of the structure at the camp is at, or on the camp. A camp is a location but it is part of the church but not the church. It is a name and it can move. God is in the land the ground, but he works in the hearts.
Hopefully I know how to work with my employees now and how to best use them and trust them. Also work towards making a camp family. I now am better informed about the camp and who cares about what parts of the camp were they would like it to go and who is going to help me. I also know who and where I can find help. Last I can bring it all together I need a long all together meeting to find out finance and talk about were camp is headed and what and how they feel and as always pray. We are going to need to spend time getting out to are loyalties and reconnecting.
By this point I should be ready to make action, but as always before I move or speak I need to lision and pray.
First and second I do not know my workers or the camp fully. More than knowledge of them I need trust and faith with them. I need to know how much of a family they have at the camp. First I would make a list of questions I would want to ask personally and have them answer in their own time alone. I would ask them questions about their faith and work relations. I would ask these questions about faith and home and also about where they would like the camp to go and about who they are working with so I again understand them and who fits with who. I need to know this because if two people hate each other because of a disagreement I need to mend my new family, or if two work well together I need to know how to use that. I want to know if someone likes decorating or working one on one with the customers. I would ask my personal questions as I had each person give me there own tour of the camp, and pray with them.
Second I would have a tour of camp by all of those that are at the camp. I would also meet with those that are connected to camp but not working their to find there ideas as well about camp because not all of the structure at the camp is at, or on the camp. A camp is a location but it is part of the church but not the church. It is a name and it can move. God is in the land the ground, but he works in the hearts.
Hopefully I know how to work with my employees now and how to best use them and trust them. Also work towards making a camp family. I now am better informed about the camp and who cares about what parts of the camp were they would like it to go and who is going to help me. I also know who and where I can find help. Last I can bring it all together I need a long all together meeting to find out finance and talk about were camp is headed and what and how they feel and as always pray. We are going to need to spend time getting out to are loyalties and reconnecting.
By this point I should be ready to make action, but as always before I move or speak I need to lision and pray.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Asmt #15
Last blog I was asked what is my calling or why am I here, I wish to answer this by telling you who my character is or who am I, because who I am is my calling. I answered short and sweat that who I am is. (I am who I am. I am not thee I am. I am that which was created perfectly by thee I am. Given the greatest gift to be what I am. Shadowing as a speck to be what thee I am created which I tainted, because I am still learning what it is to love. Which is what it means to be I am.)This week I was asked to define that answer. I said a lot of I am's the reason for this is because it is a perfect definition and description of myself and my God. I could describe God all day all powerful, full of love, all mighty, all just....and so on but by saying as God described himself, I am who I am, I miss nothing in describing him or myself even though my description would be more like hyper, loud,...and you get the point.
Next I said I was created by thee. which I don't think needs any more defining I was designed created and am used by God.
I go on to talk about the gift God has given me. God made this world perfect. and man's sin destroyed ourselves but not what God created. He gave us life. He gave us choice and knowledge to decide to follow him or live for ourselves. What a true Gift is that to choose life, choose our path that God will use as we seek him, and how great is it to choose to serve the master that made us and given the ability to prove ourselves. But we have tainted that as humans with sin that which I may not have started by eating my own fruit of tree, but which I continue to do, God can not be any part of sin he is its opposite, but we being of sin are given grace and mercy to live in his perfect world. My gift is life when I deserve destruction if not punishment by not fully embracing the gift I have been freely given.
And last I am learning what it is to love. Are master goal as Christians to know love and to be radiant of it. God is love, to know God, is to know love. I am man, I feel I know myself, and to know myself, gives knowledge of desires which are both good and bad. Love is a decision, a goal, a life, and a expression. I was made to love. I learn what love is by God showing his love to me and by how I treat and care about others.
Who am I or what is my calling, I am the fallen gift that was asked to do the easiest thing which is to love and be loved in return, and which I fail daily at, but am not destroyed even though it is what I deserve. So I may find a way to learn what it is to choose Gods love. So in the end I am to live a life pleasing to God in love, so that he may use me and I may listen, so that I may by a servant of God. His creation created for a purpose. I am here at camp to better understand and listen to God so that I my be of love in love with Christ.
Next I said I was created by thee. which I don't think needs any more defining I was designed created and am used by God.
I go on to talk about the gift God has given me. God made this world perfect. and man's sin destroyed ourselves but not what God created. He gave us life. He gave us choice and knowledge to decide to follow him or live for ourselves. What a true Gift is that to choose life, choose our path that God will use as we seek him, and how great is it to choose to serve the master that made us and given the ability to prove ourselves. But we have tainted that as humans with sin that which I may not have started by eating my own fruit of tree, but which I continue to do, God can not be any part of sin he is its opposite, but we being of sin are given grace and mercy to live in his perfect world. My gift is life when I deserve destruction if not punishment by not fully embracing the gift I have been freely given.
And last I am learning what it is to love. Are master goal as Christians to know love and to be radiant of it. God is love, to know God, is to know love. I am man, I feel I know myself, and to know myself, gives knowledge of desires which are both good and bad. Love is a decision, a goal, a life, and a expression. I was made to love. I learn what love is by God showing his love to me and by how I treat and care about others.
Who am I or what is my calling, I am the fallen gift that was asked to do the easiest thing which is to love and be loved in return, and which I fail daily at, but am not destroyed even though it is what I deserve. So I may find a way to learn what it is to choose Gods love. So in the end I am to live a life pleasing to God in love, so that he may use me and I may listen, so that I may by a servant of God. His creation created for a purpose. I am here at camp to better understand and listen to God so that I my be of love in love with Christ.
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