Data visualizations help me see bigger schemas. I have learned to develop an easy chart, highlighting projects, my personal participation, and how I can ask for help through partnership(s). This is (tentatively) called the 3P chart. This is due in part to my shifting schedule. As I transition from class to work, social groups and…
Tag: values-based volunteering
Goals Progress Report: August 2023
Surprise: There’s no coffee and dog for this monthly check-in. Instead, I’m sweating in the library, a stack of books to return, sunscreen at the ready for my post-urban spelunke. Owning up to progress, much of my work has been alone this month. I have committed to these 2023 goals in August: Research grad schools…
Goals Progress Report: June 2023
Summer slides by, and I don’t want life to just happen to me. One reason why I document my goals progress report every month is to show the process, respecting some days are full and others require sitting… Or vacuuming. My patience was tried a handful of times this month, due to changes in and…
Goals Progress Report: May 2023
2023 is nearly half over, and I am grateful: For a blossoming relationship, goals that push me forward, and the return to regular volunteering. I have tried to stay present this month. This grounding brought joy, as well as ample progress to many goals. So let’s dive in! I have committed to the following goals…
Inner Compass: Routines, Relationships, and Rewards
Welcome back to my examinations of “inner compass”, my word for the year! 2023’s nearly halfway over, and while I am looking ahead, these monthly examinations of inner compass help me stay rooted in the present. Asking consistent questions like, “what do I value?” and “how do I show up?” have framed much of this…
Goals Progress Report: April 2023
Wow, April. My, my, my, how things have changed since March. Not to alarm anyone, but today marks a third of 2023 gone to pass. How have you spent it? This last month has seen a change in my temperament, from occasional melancholy to hopeful, as I am learning to share stories and be vulnerable…
Inner Compass: Navigation, Network, & Non-Negotiables
Welcome to my second post on Inner Compass, my word for 2023! On the 10th of every month, I’ll be asking questions about my values and identities, all related to each letter of “inner compass.” I’m diving into the first N of “inner compass” today. When I set “inner compass” for my word for the…
Goals Progress Report: January 2023
Vulnerability was a theme of January 2023. After a particularly isolating day, my brother gave me space to vent, and he thanked me for showing my humanness, before sharing some tips. Later, a colleague check-in led to ample sharing, and I now feel a little safer in being vulnerable. Though people-pleasing and independent work are…