· Journal AActually, my feeling for this class is not clear y.docx

· Journal A:
Actually, my feeling for this class is not clear yet, because it is
my first time to attend this kind of classes, which I was told that
I have to take this class due to my low GPA. Honestly, I was
not happy to know that I have to take this kind of classes
because my grade, because I thought this class will be a time
wasting for me. Also I do not like to be forced to do something
that I do not like to do. However, from what we have discussed
on the first class I am pretty sure that it is going to be a good
experience for me in several ways such as writing journals, how
to organize my schedule, and the most important thing is that
how to succeed in college. Also, since I am an international
student, I need to learn many skills, which this class will do it.
For example, self-reflection is very important skill in this class,
and it is a new skill that I need to improve myself on it by
writing down my own ideas and thoughts to make a good piece
of writing.
· Reflection:
As I have said on the first journal, my feeling was not that much
good for this class because I thought it is going to be a time
wasting, but through the semester I found out that it is really
helpful and useful class, which has improved my skills and I
have met many good friends and I was really glad to work with.
I am sure that the time I have spent in this class was worth it.
· Journal B
Everyone has a blind spot in their personality that they don’t
know about it. According to Lynn Little blind spot is “the grid
that represents information that is known-by-others but not
known-by-self”. There are some steps to find the blind spots in
my personality that would do such as quick thinking, analysis
my feelings, and ask others. First of all is quick thinking, which
means to think about what I do not know about myself and

others might know about me from my behavior. Second, by
analyzing my feelings there is a big chance to find out some
new things about my personality that I have never thought or
felt about it before, which could make a huge difference. Third
step is asking other people for a feedback about myself, and
what they see on me According to my behavior. So, if I do like
what I have found about myself by the previous steps, I would
keep doing them and try to improve and develop these behaviors
on my personality to get the best in myself. On the other hand,
if I do not like what I have discovered about my blind spots, or
myself, I will stop it immediately to avoid it or try to fix what it
could be fixed by getting more knowledge about it. I believe
that knowing my blind spots will support to change the way I
think, behave and feel. Also, it will help me to reach more
prospects for success in my college life and after college life.
· Reflection:
Since I have thought about my blind spot in my personality, I
have discovered many things that if I changed them, I can
improve my personality, which will help me to understand other
people. Also, it can help me to improve the way I study and
learn at school, by managing my time. I have done all of this by
following the steps that I have mentioned above.
· Journal C
In my opinion, success can mean: the feeling that tingle of
excitement about what you do, sticking with what matters
through hard times, living a life you can feel proud of in
retrospect. In fact, I am the key component to my academic
success. In order to achieve it, I need to be willing to help
myself by seeking out for help when I need it, making sure that
I am doing what I need to be doing to be successful, and
working hard as a college students do. To achieve the meaning
of success in my life, I have some dreams that I want to
achieve. First of all, graduated from ASU with a high grade,
why? Because I will be proud of myself that I did something I

wanted to do, and my family will be proud of me, because I will
be the first member of it, who graduated from a foreign
university. Second, I want to have a great job in the future,
which will be the best result for the all-hard work that I have
done at school and college. However, to achieve the success
there must be some difficulties. For example, the difference of
the education level in here and my country, USA has better
education level, which is one of the challenges for me that force
me to do much more work than the normal average to keep in
track. Another difficulty is the language, because English is a
second language for me. There are some steps that I Have take
to make sure that I am on the right way, which will take me to
the my goal such as learn English at a good English school, try
to communicate with native speakers to improve my language
and loss the shyness on me, go to the tutorial centers on campus
to get more information about what I need to know, and contact
my Advisor to know what is the next step on the way to my
goal. I think there are many other ways to learn about how to be
successful, which I will hopefully lean in this class.
· Reflection:
The success has a meaning for everyone, and for me it means to
achieve my goals and dreams that I wanted to get, but as I want
these goals and dreams to come true, there will be many
challenges and difficulties. Also, there are many steps to
achieve what I want and this class was the best start for a long
way to keep on the track to the success.
· Journal D:
Henry Ford statement was indeed true because we tend to act
and perform in accordance to what is in our mind. In most
cases, when I think that something is impossible, it would be
necessary not to commit myself to accomplishing that goal
because my conscious and instinct are always true. People and I
start saying harsh things to ourselves, especially when
something bad happens. Most people fall prey to negative self-
talk without being aware of what it is happening. For example,

many people may say, “I am so stupid! I am a complete idiot! I
knew I am going be a failure! I cannot do anything right!” It is
high time that people should be aware of the negative self-talk
because they can fight it and make their life better. When we
fail to accomplish the goals or results we wanted, we start
blaming others around us. I think it is important to understand
the reasons behind the habit of blaming others. We blame others
because of loss of control of a situation, I think we learned it
from our parents or we may want to control others by blaming
them and making them feel bad. On the other hand, people
should have positive and supportive language that can help them
move towards the outcomes and experience life they want
through setting up priorities. For example, I should stop
negative thoughts immediately; avoid absolutes and
exaggerations, looking for the positive and self-encouragement
among others. Setting up a priority will help replace our old
negative habits and hence it changes our mind-set. Improving
the quality of self-talk is a person’s own initiative because old
habits or negative self-talks slowly die because an outdated
mind-set drives controls it. In order to improve the quality of a
self-talk, I think that we need to do the following: first, a
person should identify the results they want. Second, they
should create and develop actions that will accomplish the
results they have selected. Finally, they should examine their
beliefs about those actions they want to accomplish.
· Reflection:
The negative thinking does not affect only one person, but it
does effect all people around that person, because he/she will
start to think that they can do better than what they are doing,
which will stop the ship of moving forward to the goal they
want. The negative thinking can change everything we want to
achieve in the way that they will not even get close to it. But if
they tried to understand others and work more hard and believe
themselves they will get what they want in the end.
· Journal E:

There are very many experiences that I encounter in ASU.
However, some of these experiences may be complicated to
understand and to apply. In college class, I encountered students
that were very good at math and physics. I really wished I could
know how to reach their level, but I could not because of the
language difference and I think that I am not an outgoing
person. I had encountered many students who knew both math
and physics but I did not bother to ask them to show me, I think
that I thought it was not compulsory. Again I did not want them
to underestimate me for not knowing, since this would take
away my self-esteem. I secluded myself from other students
since I could not communicate with them. I realized that I was
always alone and fellow students were wondering why I did not
mix with them during group discussions. I dropped in my
academic performance, since I did not get good grades. After
that, I realized I needed some assistance. Hence I me a student
that I found was an expert in these subjects. I asked her to assist
me with math and physics and she agreed. I found it interesting
and relieved since I could now mingle with all the students in
class. Each time I was unable to explain she could come and
assist. I went back to my top performance in Academic and I
was really grateful to her for the assistance. I learned that I
have to ask in order to know even for the things that I need to
know if I could not understand it. One day, students asked me to
explain in math how I had come to an answer of a question for
the homework. I explained to them and I was happy to be able
to do that. I felt good to be asked since this is something I could
handle as I have always been best in math class. I explained
everything to the students and I realized the whole group was
paying attention to my work. I felt like a humble hero.
· Reflection:
They always say that if you do not understand something, ask
about it. So, being shy to ask is one of the most things that
make me does not do well on my classes because I feel shy and
nerves to ask about what I do not understand such as my
example above, I was not good at math and physics, but after I

have asked my friend and got the help I need it, I did very great
job in these class, which made me feel like a hero.
· Journal F:
The career services offered at ASU help students to build and
nature our career development. I recently went to the career
service department to get some advice on which professional
field I could venture in with the degree I am taking. I got a
career counselor who advised me on how the university supports
the career development of all their students. He advised me on
how different opportunities exist depending on once career. The
career development specialist advised me that whether I am
choosing a major, looking for an internship, seeking advice on
interviews and resumes. He also advised If am looking for a
full-time job, the university had the necessary linkage to ensure
I get the necessary advice and service. Also, he said that the
university could create an internship program for a firm where I
could develop my career. Moreover, he advised me on how the
university would access my skills and interest and would
prepare me for a suitable job market. All this would be
according to the course I am taking. The career adviser gave me
internship planning guides, resume builder, mock interviews,
career assessments and different industry guides. The ASU
career department is well organized and very helpful to the
student, I would make use of the resource anytime again if I
need them. I would recommend the career service resource to
any other student who wants help with the career. The
University is equipped with the resource; they offer quality
advice and service, and they ensure you get the necessary career
advice.
· Reflection:
One of the things that helped me a lot on my career plan is the
career services offered at ASU. This place offers many things to
help stands to know what are the requirements that their future
job is asking for. Also, people who works at this place always
try to make sure that students are fully know what are the

choices they have to improve their skills such as the
internships. From my experience I think it is really important to
visit it at least once a year.
· Journal G:
My personal goals are some of the desired results that I envision
to achieve within a finite time hence I plan and commit them.
Some of my personal goals are; first, learn ten new words in
Japanese a week for the next one year and making new friends
with locals who are bilingual. Second personal goal would be to
engage with many people, which is a key to personal growth.
My third personal goal would be to become more open-minded
and expose myself to new experiences and different ways of
living. I have also set aside academic goals for my study, the
first, which would be to graduate with a Bachelor degree, and
then continue to get the Master’s in my field of study. My
second goal would be to take classes on programing, because I
think the future will be on this field to ensure my skills are up
to date. A longer-term goal for me is to graduate at the end of
my study period and pass all programs. Another long-term goal
would be to develop the core skills, which are necessary for
success in my field of study. Towards my aim of achieving
success, my action steps would be; first create a vision for
Success. The second step would be set achievable objectives,
since after a vision for success has been created, this is the most
viable step and the objectives will be grounded on the vision
statement. Some of the qualities required to complete these
action steps and all of which I possess as a student include, a
push, which gives me the determination to achieve my set
objectives to complete the action steps. I always drive myself
with purpose and support myself with excellence. Second
quality is self-reliance, whence I am able to shoulder great
responsibilities independently and am also accountable to all
that I do. I am hence able to make hard decisions and stand by
them. Third quality is willpower, which comes by having the
strength and determination to see things through. The fourth and

final quality is patience, by understanding that in everything we
do there are frustrations and failures. I sometimes tend to be
Over-Confident, Greedy, Impatient, Stubborn and Lazy. To
extinguish these negative behaviors I have to manage and
confront the negative behavior to prevent it from happening
again.
· Reflection:
Each goal in our lives that we need to achieve has a finite time
to make it real. So, My goals are graduating from the collage
with the master degree so I need to study hard to achieve it.
Then, I wanted to learn another thing like a programing
language, because I think the future will be on this field to
ensure my skills are up to date. Also, there is some bad side in
my behavior that I think I need to change it, to get what I want.
However, all of these thing need too much and very hard work
to achieve them.
· Journal H:
Stress is a feeling that arises a result of pressure; it makes a
person to feel strained. Minimal amount of stress can motivate a
person to work hard while excessive stress can negatively affect
an individual health, both physically and psychologically. This
will result to poor work performance, low motivation, low
concentration, anxiety, and depression; in some extreme
situations a person may feel suicidal. Stress triggers vary from
one person to another. Most common triggers include: being to
too busy, too much responsibilities, job security and poor
environment. Since an environment dictates the state of our
physical and psychological comfort it is major cause of stress.
The most stressful situation that I have experienced was when
my family lost their estate that my family had it for years. This
estate had been very important source of income. At that time, I
saw my father sinking to depression because we owned them for
years. I really was not happy to see my father in this situation,
but since then, I understood that in order to avoid more stress in
future I have come to accept that life full of challenges and we

are not able to solve all of them. It is therefore important to
accept situations instead of living in denial, and at same time
we need to work hard to achieve what we want.
· Reflection:
Stress is one the thing that makes me very tired, and makes me
delaying my work or homework that it must be done. One of the
reasons that make me feel so much stress is having too much
thing to do at same time. Stress also can happen when we lose a
thing that we really wanted or have it for a period of time, but
to avoid more stress we just need to move on and continue out
live and work harder to achieve what we want.
· Journal I:
My personal rules are
• I will go to gym three times a week.
• I will always finish all my tasks before I go to sleep.
• I will apologize whenever I do a wrong thing to somebody.
• Being able to check my email twice in a day
• Never be late to work.
From the list above that has my five personal rules, which help
me to spend the day without getting bored, these are some of the
personal rules that am still following; First rule is that never be
late to school, and I always make sure I never get late to attend
classes. To do that I make sure that I sleep early, sit up my
alarm to woke up early, and be prepared to everyday. Second, I
always finish my tasks before I go to sleep, and make sure that
am done with all assignments on my schedule before I go to
sleep, which help me to be more organized. Third rule that I am
still following is I apologize whenever I do a wrong thing to
somebody either a younger or an older age person. The reason
that I am doing this is just to be respected from others too.
Another thing, which make me connected with my friends and
teacher, is checking my email and messages at least twice a day.
In fact, I feel good and motivated to get better when am able to
abide and follow my daily rules. In addition, following my rules

has affected my self-esteem, because when I follow my rules it
gives me more confidence of myself that make me able to do
what I plan for. However, there is one rule that I could not keep
following is go to gym three times a week, due to the homework
and other assignment. To be honest, I feel bad when am not able
to follow my rules and at times it really discourages me because
I feel that am not able to follow what I can do. Also, not
following the rules affects my self-esteem because sometimes I
see as if am not able to do what I plan. I am sure that my
situation would change if I committed to live closer to those
rules I am not following because it would make me more
organized and learn how to manage my time.
· Reflection:
Having personal rules helped me to organize my time to finish
everything on time. For example, finishing all my tasks and
homework on time was my top priority, which I must do,
however there is also other task are not for collage and school,
so my personal rules made me more able to deal with all of
them, and do all of them, which am really glad that I have
learned it on this class.
· Journal J:
Education has been widely described and viewed as the means
towards achieving success in life, in aoristic the process
through which knowledge, values, as well as skills, are passed
on to people. In his analogy, Socrates viewed education as the
kindling of a flame and not the filling of a vessel. In this way
Socrates basically laid emphasis on the fact that education is
meant to be a source of knowledge that leads to mental
development of an individual scholar by developing their
perception about the world around them and making them
acquire new insights that they did not have previously. It views
education as a continuous process that is aimed at receiving the
maximum possible development of oneself and leading a more
meaningful life. About my long time learning, it has been a
longtime process of kindling my flame by endeavoring to

acquire new knowledge and applying the knowledge in
encountering my daily life encounters as well as and also
helping in the situation of others Therefore, I can continue to
kindle my flame by being passionate about and endeavoring to
use consequently this knowledge for my betterment and the
betterment of the world and others around me. I can also choose
to fill my vessel by not utilizing the skills learned. I am so
passionate about long time learning because I believe that
knowledge has never been enough and at no point will I fail to
learn something beneficial or that will add up to my knowledge.
There are incidences that I have been so passionate especially
when a particular topic touches on the real life situations of the
nature of social life and the various aspects why people display
different sets of behavior and others when I have been not
passionate especially when the am faced with time constraint
and a lot of work to cover within this short period. I can ensure
that I keep kindling my flame by instilling in me an internal
drive and setting certain targets to be met, this will ensure that I
keep the flame kindled even when the passion is not there.
· Reflection:
Education is the most important thing to improve and developed
the humanity and the world. Without education we wont be able
to achieve all of the things that we have done now. With our
education we could discover the universe, and recover the most
dangers deceases that affected many people before. I am sure
that we need to learn more and more to make this world a better
world for out next generation.

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