Differences

An important part of life is to embrace our surroundings and situations and although they may be less than ideal in our minds, the reality is that we have to accept them and do what we can to embrace our differences. As we were presenting our group charters and as we were talking to our fellow classmates this week I could not help but notice the differences in the groups and in peoples' opinions.

Differences are what make us unique and awesome, I personally love hearing opinions that are different from my own, many times I feel my opinion is better but this is because I have ownership of it. My favorite activity of the week was when we did our networking activity, I really enjoyed getting advice about things that I have been pondering about from someone who is an outsider to the situation and does not have a bias as to how the situation plays out. A situation in which you or someone else is outside of the people directly affected allows and encourages opinions that are for the greater good of the people that are involved because you are not invested.

This activity has changed my outlook on networking, now I look at it as an opportunity to get to know someone who could potentially help me in the future. I usually see networking as a way to use other peoples in my goals of progress and self improvement. Looking at situations where I meet someone new and thinking about how I can enrich their lives will help me be more sincere in talking them and really make the whole encounter a more pleasant experience.