<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Saretta, </span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I like that you included personality traits because I whole heartedly believe that our personality traits will impact us as administrators in more than one way. You are absolutely correct when you say being aware of our traits will help us make the best choices. I, too, struggle with procrastination. I find myself waiting last minute to submit assignments throughout college. Sometimes I know it is because I feel more motivated because it is "crunch time," however, I know I cannot always procrastinate. Through this program, I think we will learn of new skills to help with this. </span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Excused my lack of professionalism, but OMG, people please is definitely me!! In my last few posts you'll see that my weakness is caring too much of what others think of me. If I know I can change something to make that person like me better I tend to make those adjustments. I definitely will need to be able to not care so much about other's feelings towards me and face reality that not everyone will always like me and that I will need to make decisions that not everyone will like me. </span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you for being so honest and reflective of yourself! I think being honest helps each other the most!</span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dusti</span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Original: Saretta Jackson</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">EDAD <span class="gmail-il">6010</span>, Answer for Question #3</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>-------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Realizing
 my strengths and weaknesses, and being aware of my overall personality traits will guide me in making the best decisions possible in an administrative position.  I know that I do not have a “task oriented” personality. I fear that this is an area where I may fall short. I am a bit of a procrastinator, and I know that deadlines are hard and fast in the world of administration.  I also have a tendency to feel overwhelmed to the point where I will put something off until the last minute, justifying my actions with the phrase that I work well under pressure. However, I feel that with experience in the field, as well as, incremental success, coupled with the ability to call on other strong administrators, I will be able to addresses this area with success.
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</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Maintaining healthy relationships with faculty and staff is an area of great importance in being an administrator.  My weakness in this area will be people pleasing. One of the detriments to my personality is that I am a people pleaser.  In a leadership/management role, you cannot please everyone. To do so would be to go against what you feel are your core beliefs.  Not everyone is going to be happy with the choices or decisions that I may make, as an administrator, and I will have to come to terms with that.  All of the guest speakers we have had visit our cohort have mentioned this aspect of administration. They have all stated that it is important to make sure that you stand behind what you believe, even at the cost of some of your close relationships.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="gmail-m_-2254276822247945408kix-line-break">
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</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Change is a part of life.  It is also a part of keeping
 current with the ever changing field of education. My weakness in this area will be the fear of change.  I know that I will feel some anxiety with any changes that may have to be made while I am an administrator. Overcoming the fear of the unknown and embracing
 that the change may work, or it may not work, will be an ongoing challenge.  Acknowledging my weaknesses and knowing that there are people/resources to help overcome those weaknesses will go far in making me a better administrator.”
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 Saretta Jackson</span></p><br></div>