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In ♥ & Soul , Community , Higher Ed , Home Sweet Home , Pro-DiSPO , Public Interest , Relationships , Spirit Sunday , Sports , Sports Sunday , Sunday Fun Day , Travel , Weekly Wonders , What's Hot , Workin' Woman , Yours Truly on 11/22/2015 at 12:30
D allas C owboysD issertation C ompletionC hampionship
Those are my goals for today:
hopeful ‘BOYS victory with Tony Romo back as quarterback ~ countdown to end of regulation (game on)
imperative submission of my final draft for review ~ countdown to my dissertation defense (16 more days !)
Grad Cat Asia Felina Catalina Stats Cat Sweet Annie by my side all the way …
Mini Milestones: Feline Friday & Study Saturday
Happy ♥ANNIE -versary♥ to her & yours truly 1 week ago!
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In ♥ & Soul , Community , Fitness Friday , Foodie Friday , Health , Higher Ed , Home Sweet Home , Pro-DiSPO , Public Interest , Relationships , Sports , Travel , Weekly Wonders , What's Hot , Workin' Woman , Yours Truly on 10/30/2015 at 09:00
While trick-or-treaters may be house-hopping and candy-popping this weekend, I’ll continue consuming my healthy supplements on the ☼daily!
Ginkgo Biloba mental focus
Centrum VitaMints®
I’ve come a long way since my childhood Flinstones chewables ~ which I doubt are the best bet for my teeth with the acidity
I’m still not a fan of swallowing tablets without having water and food in handy
Therefore, I’m all about double-duty of fulfilling my ☼daily☼ needs while freshening my breath !
Of course, I don’t skimp on the actual food that I need to fuel my brain and body ~ which I’m actually including in an analogy between my marathon and my main statistical method (multiple regression ) for my doc research !
Study Mode Trail Mix26.2-mi. course and my mind through my dissertation process , they were the main feature of this snack combo for the crunch + the Pumpkin Spice flavor along with the pumpkin cookies & candy , as well as more chocolate to cover these Brookside blueberries that also benefit the memory !
Speaking of my race, although I haven’t run as many long distances in awhile, I’ve fit in mini drills to keep my energy levels high while I’ve been drained from my dissertation , a.k.a., my doc docs …
During my dedicated eating time (yes , I must make a meal break away from my computer, according to my Bestie Evie birthday advice ), I actually HIIT before I sit!
While I wait for my chow to cook ~ simmering in the crock pot, boiling on the stove, or nooking in the oven/microwave/toaster ~ I do the following quick set(s), to induce more calorie-burning even after I’m done exercising:
Standing ♥Cardio♥
Floor/Mat/Carpet Core
More ♥Cardio♥
Dance
Stretch
Relieve those muscles computer desk and before sitting down to eat
Happy Early Halloween, All †Saints’ Day y el Día de los Muertos! ✌
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In ♥ & Soul , Community , Higher Ed , Home Sweet Home , Pro-DiSPO , Public Interest , Relationships , Study Saturday , Technology , Travel , Weekly Wonders , What's Hot , Workin' Woman , Yours Truly on 09/26/2015 at 08:00
During this week’s conference call with my dissertation chair , she called me
conscientious .
I not only accepted this ~ to ♥heart♥ and absolutely at face value ~ as the best compliment from her (when we were discussing the running and re-running of my statistics for my research results ) but also am ensuring that I live up to this standard .
When my cohort members and I were admitted into our doctoral program , conscientiousness * happened to be one of the personality traits for which we tested and that we studied in our leadership theories literature. It comes from the (1b) Big Five OCEAN ” acronym:
O penness (or O riginality)*C onscientiousness (or C onsolidation)
E xtroverion ~ I’ve also consistently tested high for this in the (2) Myers-Briggs ENFJ for E xtraversion • In tuition • F eeling • J udging) both when I took it as a psych minor for my undergrad and again in doc school A greeableness (or A ccommodation)N euroticism (or Emotional In stability) ~ the reverse of this attribute as leaders and doc students is ideal to deal
According to the (1a) instrument provided by my doctoral degree program , someone who is conscientious is “achievement”-oriented and “self-disciplined” ~ so this implies that conscientiousness involves intentions (definitely something for which I strive ).
Currently, my conscientiousness has stuck with me through school ~ as both a scholar educator
This past week, I taught my students about literary terms , so I tied them into ♪music♫ and pop culture:
Asyndeton ♫George Strait ♪The Chair♪
VIDEO
Irony ♫Alanis Morissette ‘s ♪Ironic♪
VIDEO
Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Jeremy Lin How to Fit in the NBA
VIDEO
Personification plus Alliteration and Assonance Funny Face Audrey Hepburn
If it (Quality magazine) won’t speak to me, it won’t speak to them.
~ Ms. Prescott, Editor-in-Chief
D for
D own * D reary * D ull * D epressing * D ismal and * D eadly
B anish the B lack * B urn the B lue * B ury the B eige
Think pink * Red is ead * Blue is through * Green ‘s obscene * Brown’s too boo
Now I know that my advisor wasn’t trying to flatter me, but her acknowledgment meant encouragement of the ♥heart .
I challenge you fellow servants and leaders to consider which personality traits that you have in order to enhance your strengths and improve from your weaknesses!
Site Sources
Big Five OCEAN http://ipip.ori.org/ and http://oaks.nvg.org/big-five.html Myers-Briggs http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/
Another Reference (when I minored in psychology)
Oldham, J. M., & Morris, L. B. (1995). The new personality self-portrait: Why you think, work, love, and act the way you do . New York, NY: Bantam Books.
Addendum
After I helped lead my †Church† in prayer at Vigil Mass, Fr. Bob Pastor , greeted me as “Soon-to-be Dr. Dispo ” ~ to which I replied, “GOD-willing ,” and “to glorify GOD .”
Happy Belated Birthday to our Fr. Kumar
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