Anindya kundu ted talk

This forum is the final opportunity to engage directly with fellow classmates in a personally meaningful way. Here, you will reflect more deeply on the importance of having a strong human support system as you work towards your goals. You will also examine more closely how having a capacity to overcome obstacles contributes to one’s grit and ability to achieve success.

Prepare:

Before attempting this discussion,

Read the Week 5 Lesson.
Read The Importance of a Social Support Network in Achieving Your Goals.
Watch The Boost Students Need to Overcome Obstacles.
Write:

In your initial discussion forum post,

Share one idea from the article listed above that personally resonates with you and that you could adopt to help you reach your goals.
Describe how the person or persons you identified in Week 3 will serve as a source of support for you as you work toward the goals identified in your Personal Development Plan.
Discuss one personally relevant connection or new idea you gained by watching the TEDTalk from Anindya Kundu listed above.
Your initial post should be a minimum of 150 words and is due by Day 3 (Thursday).

Respond to Peers: Review your classmates’ posts and respond to at least two of your peers by Day 7. Each peer response should be a minimum of 50 words. In your peer responses,

Provide feedback regarding the person or people selected to serve as a human source of support.
Share any suggestions you have for their potential value as a source of support and make a recommendation if you see an opportunity for one.
Engage your peers on the subject of grit, building one’s agency, and overcoming obstacles.

Arain- There were a couple of ideas from the article, "The Importance of a Social Support Network in Achieving Your Goal" that I could relate too. The one that resonated with me was about the people or environment I spend the most time in, will shape the type of person I become. If I spend time around people who spend money, I will be more likely to spend money. Jim Rohn stated, "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." I live by this statement, which reminded me that I made the right choice by following that statement years ago. For example, I have a group of friends who love to volunteer at the homeless shelter, Alameda County Food Bank, and cleaning up the community. By surrounding myself with positive, motivated people who believe in helping others, accomplishing goals, and building relationships. It has motivated me to achieve goals, remain humble, increase my social skills, and create a sense of purpose and value. One of the main reasons I enrolled in school is that most of my friends and coworkers have received their college degrees. I saw them go through the process and the hardship and how they had to restructure their lifestyle to achieve them. The people I identified to support me toward reaching my goals were my classmate's feedback on my writing skills.