Brandon's Blog

For This assignment I decided to do the strength test and implement 3 new ways on how I could improve them. Many of my strengths at the top were equal, so I just used the top 3 it showed. Self Control:    1) The first way I tried to improve my self control was to simply look at the big picture. I felt like if I was able to look a the big picture, I would not rush things and overwhelm myself and skip the details. This was good for me because I knew that each little thing I did was going to be used in that big picture.    2) Next, i really just tried to relax. If I was able to slow things down and focus on one thing at a time, I believe I could control my emotions on not over do it. This really helped this week as i had big projects due and not a lot of time to do them, but by relaxing I was able to control my thoughts and get things down.    3) Lastly, I made sure I got plenty of sleep. Self control is huge and I believe people are weakest when they are...

#CounselorsHelp With this project of counselor appreciation, it really opened my eyes about counselors. I have never truly used one, but my friends acknowledged my tweet and we were able to have some quality conversations about counselors. I never truly realized the affect counselors have on people. My favorite story that Heard was from one of my friend's named Jamie. She had a counselor back in high school, Mrs. K, who was simply a best friend for her. It was so cool to see how close they got and just the impact Mrs. K had on Jamie's life. She truly showed that she was there for Jamie no matter what, and that is something I feel like most people tend to overlook about counselors. I decided to use twitter for my social media platform so that it could be simple. I didn't want to force anyone to open up completely in front of the world, but allow a conversation to occur in real life. Several of my friends did acknowledge the tweet and we had some great conversations. Like...