James's Notebook

                     A challenge that I have had in my life is respecting another persons choices or opinions. this is challenging for me because I feel that when someone is making a decision I normally think of how their decisions or opinions could affect me, and if the affects are negative towards me I tend to feel frustrated. The way that I have overcame this challenge is to first understand that people some more than others want to do good in their live as I have mentioned in my previous post understanding other peoples perspectives. then the next thing that I need to understand is that if a person has a made up mind then there is usually no point in trying to change their mind, and the reason why that is is because if I try to change their mind it will usually result in that person being more closed off from me. the next thing that i have to remember is that everyone has their own preferences and ideas of what they want to...

                       A challenge that I believe that we all have is being understanding of other people's perspectives, and this is challenging for me because I see the world in my own perspective. However the way that I have overcame this issue is to first understand that everyone has different a idea of what they need to do for their lives. Although this can be very difficult for me to remember I have to understand that people although some more than others are doing the best of their abilities to do what they need to do in their lives. Another key thing that I try to do is try to see things in their perspective as opposed of just seeing it in my just own. In conclusion the way that I have overcame this challenge is to understand that people are doing their best in life to get the tasks that they need to complete in their lives and to look at life in their perspectives as opposed of my own perspective.

                     A challenge that I have dealt with is dealing with rejection, this is difficult for me because I take rejection at a very personal level and it is very frustrating to me. The way that I learned to overcome this issue is to first understand that people have their own preferences and their own ideas of what they need or want. Then I will take time to focus on specific goals for myself which will help me by keeping my mind off of what is causing me to feel frustrated which is being rejected. Following this I will talk the issue out with family members and give myself more work for me to do which will keep me from being depressed. In conclusion by keeping myself productive I will be able to not focus on being rejected and develop more goals for myself which will in turn make me feel not frustrated.