The first activity I did that was outside of my comfort zone was go to the weight room at the rec and lift weights. I have always wanted to start lifting weights again, but I was nervous about going to the weight room here. I have a smaller build, and I am not the strongest person so I didn’t want to embarrass myself. It was outside my box because I was worried other people lifting would judge me because I am not in the best shape. At first, when I went in the weight room I was intimidated because there were a lot of people, and most of them were in great shape. However, once I started lifting I realized that it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.
I started going to lift weights in March, and I have been going for three weeks now. I
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learned that I should do what I want, and not worry what people think of me. I spend a lot of time worrying about people watching me and judging me but in reality they’re not. Even if people were judging me in the weight room it didn’t matter to me because I was in there to improve myself and not worry about them. I think this experience will help me in the future because it helped me realize doing what makes me happy is more important than worrying what people think. The next thing I did that was out of my comfort zone was I went rollerblading around campus and town with my girlfriend. I have never rollerbladed before and my girlfriend always wanted to, but I didn’t want to make a fool of myself. We rented rollerblades from the rec and went on Saturday afternoon in March when it was really nice out, and even though I was terrible at it and fell a few times I had fun. It also made my girlfriend happy which was a plus. This activity was outside of my box because I was going to be making a fool of myself in front of people I didn’t know. I am usually really worried about what people think, and that is why I didn’t want to do it when my girlfriend asked before. I learned a few things about myself through this experience, and many of those things were similar to what I learned when I went to the weight room. I learned that I need to care less about what people think, and just do what will make me happy. I also learned it is more important to make the people you care about happy, rather than worry about making other people you don’t care about happy. If you’re always worried about what people think it will prevent you from being happy. The last thing I did to step out my comfort zone was something that my roommate wanted me to do for a while, and that was giving country music a chance.
He is always listening to country music, and I would always give him a hard time about it. The first time I really listened to country music was on a Saturday night in April when he and I were playing Mario Cart on the Nintendo 64. It really wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I definitely did not like the slow love songs, but I did like the country songs that were more upbeat and had more of a rock feel to them. Listening to country music was out of my comfort zone because I have always thought of country music as slow and boring. I really didn’t like it, so I figured trying something I didn’t like would be out of my comfort zone.
Overall, I think I learned that in order to enjoy new things and new experiences I needed to push my boundaries. I will never know if I truly don’t like something if I never try it. Even though I don’t listen to country music very often now I have a new appreciation for it.
Doing these three activities that were outside of my comfort zone helped me to learn a few things about myself. The biggest thing I learned is that I need to worry less about what people think, and just doing things that make me happy. Also, these three activities taught me that something may seem intimidating at first, but once you start doing it you might enjoy it. You never know if you really like something or dislike
until you try it.
The gym is a place where a typical American college student goes to work out their bodies. Based on the fact that I personally could be considered a gym rat, a stereotypical name for someone who spends a lot of time in the work out area. This is partially by choice being on the swim team requires the strength training equipment that is available to our disposal in the gym. While I have been to the gym many times I haven’t really taken the time to take in the other people around me. Within this ethnographic exercise I will explore the college gym norms within Roger Williams University.
get along with people who are differnt than us. They made me realize that I could learn something
One thing I learned is how to calculate discounts with money. When I go shopping and see something I like on sale, instead of running around searching for a price check I can easily calculate its price in my head. Another thing I have learned is how to write a resume. When applying for a job I need to write a resume; it’s an essential part of my future and career. One last thing I learned was the importance of compromise. When working in a group, and not only that, but anywhere you will find people who don’t always agree or even like you. However, if you learn to compromise you can work with anyone, no matter who they are or what they believe. In the workplace, in the grocery store, even at home, you will constantly find people you don’t agree with, but you cannot always dismiss them but must work with
I learned about the very nature of people. People are kind hearted, they want friendships and relationships just as much as I do, if not more. They want relationships and friendships that make the time spent together more enjoyable. Whether or not you are their opponent, whether or not you are put up against them in a competition, in breaks in that competition they want to be friendly, to have a relationship. This was the case with most of my opponents through the years, I learned more about sports and that the people playing them, are people too, with feeling and emotions, they are caring people.
How would I feel I someone I loved died? It is not a question that most people ask themselves frequently, but it is one that often comes up when they read or hear about a notable person that has passed or was killed, or even just a news story about a woman who lost her son. I had the unfortunate experience of discovering what that felt like firsthand.
I learned how to deal with situations that were foreign to me, like death. It eased my fear of this unknown. I went from feeling overwhelmed during an investigation to being able to comprehend what needed to be done. So many times, I would try and tackle more than I could handle. I soon learned that I could apply this in my everyday life. Everything from buying a car and dealing with the salesman. I now treat salesmen as a “suspect.” I also use this when I purchase items such as health insurance. Health insurance can be a complicated issue. I found asking questions helps make my decision more clear and reveals the potential deception. So, I began asking more questions. Even better, I now know to ask the “right” questions.
My fitness background is fairly limited. I have never enjoyed physical activity. In high school, I needed two years of physical education. I participated in the school marching band for four years. Since being in college, I have tried on several occasions to start and maintain a workout regime. Typically I start strong for a week or two. Recently I have been making an effort to workout at least once a week with my mom, outside of taking this yoga class. My usual workout consists of walking on a treadmill for 20 minutes, riding the bike for 10 minutes, 3 reps of 10 back curls, 3 reps of 10 crunches and 3 reps of 10 abdominal rows.
I came to understand myself and others better. I better understand prejudice and its causes as well as how widespread prejudice is and how it is reflected in our media and language. I learned how to communicate better, identify conflicts, and resolve conflicts.I learned how cultural and gender differences can affect communication and sometimes hinder it. I found out the cause of Xenophobia and the effect of the oppression related to Xenophobia. I can now better understand the experience of people of color in the US. I can now better understand about the relationships between the European settlers and the Native Americans. I realized that both the Native Americans and slaves were taken advantage of greatly throughout the early history of the
I learned that it still hard for me to find information and sources for my papers. Therefore doing research on my papers I have discovered can be difficult for me. Another thing I learned about myself as a learner is I am not a multitasker. I discovered this since this week I had to many thing to do at once. I should probably cut back on my schedule during the summer and only take one class so I can focus more on that class. Instead, this semester I felt very scattered with all the classes I had.
The gym where I train and workout, the Dubuque Martial Arts Group, is a place where I know who I am. It is a place I can go to escape my problems for a while and release some stress. It's not the actual physical building, but rather the events that have occurred there over the years. It's where I have formed some of my closest friendships. It is the place I have invested years of hard work for many of my accomplishments. To some it may seem odd that a place associated with sweat, blood and physical pain mean so much to someone. However, in my eyes it's almost like a second home.
I understand my styles and behaviors better now. Too bad I didn’t take this course earlier in life. Understanding myself will help me understand other people better I believe. That will be helpful concidering the profession I intend to have.
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I remember back in tenth grade I made a decision that would change my life for ever I decided to go into the weight room and lift weights. Why exactly I don’t know but I do know that from that day on I was hooked on lifting. That day was the day that I started lifting weights seriously and it was one of my best decisions ever. Ever since then
I made the choice to ride my bike down a steep hill, as a result I crashed. I was hit so hard on impact my bike pedal went just about half way through my leg. This happened at a bad time as the football season started in two weeks. But because I made the decision to go down that hill I was on crutches for two months and the doctors said I was lucky I did not tear any tendons in my knee or even hit a main artery and bleed out on the spot. I was crushed, I remember telling myself “I will never be able to get back to normal”. But I stayed strong, with the help of my family, friends, and even teachers. When I felt weakest I would always think of how much I took the life around me for granted, everyday things that were now made difficult were the most missed. I never thought I would miss walking, running, playing sports, or even showering. But I did. It was like being trapped in a glass box-stuck, forced to watch the World around me. This taught me the importance of living your life to the fullest, and doing what you love with your time, because you never know how much time you have left to do the things you love. With this I learned to truly enjoy just the simplest things in life, and don't take them for granted because you never know when you could be back in the glass box
When I first began to exercise, I was primarily trying to add size on to my body. At the time I only weighed about one hundred sixty pounds and I was six foot one inch. I was also eight teen and feeling that my lack of participating in school sporting events, as well as my abuse of alcohol and less than ideal food choices, had stunted my physical potential. With this new found feeling of inadequacy I set off on a journey that would change my life forever. The first thing I noticed when I began searching for ways to change my body, was that I was obviously going to have to buy weights if I wanted to look like the guys in the gym. So I set out and purchased the cheapest bench and set of weights I could find. I began to mimic exercises that I had seen people do on television or while walking past the gym. In a period of about a month I had already noticed a huge difference in the amount of weight that I could lift. Within the first year of unorganized lifting, as well as no change to my eating habits, I h...