Thing 1

This is my first post for my new blog. This is kind of exciting because I don't know where this is going to take me. I have tried this sort of thing before, but it just didn't fit in my life at the time. I hope that I can make it work this time.

When I viewed the tutorial for Thing 1 in the 23 Things, the habit that jumped out at me was, "Have confidence in yourself as a confident, effective learner." This blog will never give me enough space to write about the problems that I have experienced with confidence. It's funny because I have plenty of self esteem. I like myself just fine and I think that I am a good person, but I don't have confidence in my ability to do things. The really bad part is that I only learn by doing. I can't watch something being done or read about it. I have to jump in and do it and when a person has a problem with confidence, that is about the scariest thing there is to do. It takes a lot of courage and causes me much stress to try new things. I don't let it stop me, but it is hard on my nerves. I hope that people with confidence don't take it for granted.

The other habit that I like is number one. I have actually read the book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and that is the first habit in the book. I always try to begin with a vision of the desired outcome. It sets a purpose and gives me something to work toward.