Charles Holt faculty resources

Go through the online slideshare presentation (32 slides), “Who Moved My Cheese?, by Spencer Johnson http://www.slideshare.net/rshine/who-moved-my-cheese-1214471.  Take on the role of each of the four characters and respond to the following:

1. Sniff:  How will you anticipate handling changes that happen during the semester that impact your time, motivation and energy available to do well in your classes?
2. Scurry: How will you develop the skill of taking new actions, changing your old way of doing things in order to meet the demands of each changing semester?
3. Hem: How will you recognize obstacles to academic success such as procrastination and learn to move beyond these obstacles?
4. Haw: What would real success in your academic program here at UA look like? What will you need to do to achieve this success?

Consider the following short essay by Charles Holt.

The call to participate in the flow of life comes to us every day in innumerable ways.  It’s present in all of our daily interactions, everything from giving a person a silent blessing, to giving your jacket to someone who’s cold, to giving the world your talent to sing, to giving your gift to heal and protect people as a doctor or a fireman.  Life admonishes us to give without being overly concerned with what we’re receiving in return.  We take charge of our lives by giving free reign to our desire to live and love fearlessly.  We don’t hold others hostage or try to take control over their behavior by playing the tit-for-tat game of “I did this for you and—if you loved me—you’d do that for me.”  When we reach out and participate fully in life, the understanding arises that the place we’re giving from is an inexhaustible wellspring provided by our source.  No human being can give that to us and, likewise, no one can take it away.  Through the universal law of reciprocity, abundance then flows into our lives with grace.  We no longer have to try to manipulate or horde, for fear of not having enough.  Opportunities to receive your good come forth in ways that you could never have predicted.  For many, that concept is easy to think about but difficult to put into action.  However, it’s very possible to practice your giving in tangible ways.  By doing so, you increase your ability to give until it becomes a second-nature way of being in the world.

Provide an answer to the question, “Who or what organization in the larger community might you now assist that will help you learn more about yourself and attain your future goals?