~Tuesday (9/23)-Read back over the procrastination tips and also read the budgets lesson readings.
Then afterwards I reflected down below. -1 hour
~Friday (9/26)-Department Meeting-1.5 hours
We got our department titles-I'm Event (Party) Coordinator. Then we discussed the
upcoming scavenger hunt that we are planning for the social this weekend.We picked
a date to go and scout locations and discussed the best times to have the event occur
to fit everyone's schedule. Josh discussed his Bake Sale and vision for what he
wanted. We talked about the different things and people he would need to talk to for
when it does take place. As a department, we discussed fundraising and decided to
stick to Indiegogo. We went ahead and set the perks and have some really creative
ideas for people who donate. I'm excited! As well as we talked about making little
villains to put around campus in King and Kenan for people to donate if they wish.
They'll be decorated and say Feed Me on it. Ally also talked with me about if I
wanted to create a kick start event for when we announce Visions and it's takeoff.
~Saturday (9/27)-Found resume and updated as much as I could. May have to go in and flesh it
out more. Also wrote thank you to interviewee and found address-1 hour
~Sunday (9/27)-Blogs, Resume, Dirty Dozen for Potential Kickstart Event/Events and my role this
year. I plan on brainstorming ideas this week for potential event ideas!
Reading Response:
Procrastination..that one thing we all try to avoid. Even when we don't want to procrastinate, it just sometimes happens. After looking over the link in class and at home, I definitely am overextended. I have a tendency to say yes to several people because I love the idea of several different projects and taking on those challenges. Plus it's nice when people ask for your help or want your input/advice on something. But that being said, sometimes I get too overwhelmed by taking on too much. There will be times where I know I should say no because my schedule and plate can't possibly pencil that in. I need to work on this because sometimes it will affect my attitude towards projects, it pushes back other deadlines, and I'm usually sleep deprived by the end. Haha, I've done better though, by only agreeing to certain projects that I know can fit in my schedule-so lesson learned: it's okay to say no.
Secondly, I procrastinate things because I like perfection and I tied it into faulty assumptions/fear of evaluation. I want to make sure the work and effort I put into a project is perfect. Sometimes my best work as crazy as it sounds is when I do it a couple days before (not going to do that for Visions), but everything is fresh in my head and I know a deadline is coming up. Over those days though, I will spend time going over and over every detail to make sure I didn't forget anything. Especially in group scenarios because I don't want to let other people down since they are relying on me to do my part.
The budget reading was really helpful since our department will be focused on the Visions' budget as a whole. Budgets can help you translate your goals and objectives and also help you make key decisions about your events. And if I plan to throw events this year to raise money, I have to keep an eye on the budget and what will suit/fit or work with what we got. Stick to the budget! That is key.
Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday. ~Don Marquis
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