Get Your Students Hired
This change in thinking makes a huge difference in one's daily lives. For me, I am at the point in my life referenced in a book I read a few years ago called "Half Time." It speaks to our desire in the first half of our career to attain success. We then want the second half to be about significance, or making a difference in the world in which we live. The role I have with my current position gives me that. And it is a joy to wake up every day knowing that I can do something that allows me to give someone else a chance to change their life and the lives of their loved ones by preparing for a new career. It makes all the difference.
I agree , a small change in one's perspective can equal a big change in their ability to perform and enjoy their job . At that point , it becomes a win/win situation for the employee , the employer , and the students .
Honestly, I want to work with this student population. While they can be challenging at times, I want to make a difference with the student. I had numerous teachers who made that difference for me and I want to give back. So while my "giving back" might take the form of a hostile and upset student, or working with another department to get that student straight and off a hold, its all an attitude of "want to."
Just having one experience of a student walking across the stage at graduation thanking me for making the difference is a reminder that I want to work with these students. I keep that grad picture in my desk as a reminder of why I do what I do and why I take alot of deep breaths and remember to laugh :)
Research shows that true passion for your profession is when you can say you would do what you do even for nothing.
It looks like you've got it!
Congratulations!!!!
Joe
I was just thinking this week about winning the lottery. I feel that I would still "want to" come to work because I enjoy teaching and helping students. Helping others is the most satisfying work. I don't play the lottery so I won't win!
What you really do is "Change Lives" and each time you think of that it empowers you to have an "Intelligent Heart."
My best,
Joe
I must admit it; there are just some days that I do not want to come to work. I just don't feel like being here. And it is on those days that a student will come in with a problem and needs someone to listen; or comes in excited because they did well on an exam; or just pops their head in the door with a bright "hello". It is then that everything comes together and the why I am here makes such good sense!
We have a photo in our orientation room that displays the statement "We change student lives everyday." It has become a statement that all employees are embracing and trying to follow on a daily basis.