When I entered this degree program and this class, I
was like ok this is going to be some work and will require some serious time management
on my part. As I began to read all the required
assignments, I had to step back and say hold up sir, you just finished your
second masters and it pushed you to the limits.
Are you ready for this again? I
thought about it and said yes because I love the study of leadership and must
admit I love it when I am pushed to learn more than what I knew when I committed
to this task. I know without a doubt I must
apply intellectual perseverance with each challenge presented to me each week,
and I have accepted that I will become frustrated on numerous occasions. However, selling myself short is not an
option, as I must focus on each assignment one at a time. So I have put together a plan for success through
this degree plan. I call it my Five Commandments
of using Intellectual Perseverance for my educational success as documented in
my “Expedition through a Leadership Nexus” blog.
1. Time Management is an Important Part
of Intellectual Perseverance. Thou shall understand that unexpected things
will happen because I have a professional and personal life outside of school, no
one is interested in you excuses or your reasons for struggling. I must use the leadership and education I
have gained throughout my life to overcome my personal obstacles, and
frustrations in spite of difficulties I will encounter. I must learn to use work-life balance to my
advantage.
2. Success depends on my actions as a
leader and I must use this success to apply the concept of Intellectual Perseverance. Thou shall understand
that this is your journey to learn more about leadership and others will not
share your frustrations and not understand what you are going through. I must understand that some intellectual
problems that will be presented to me, as they relate to leadership will be are
complex and I will not always find it easy address them.
3. Leadership Experience is Vital to Understanding
Intellectual Perseverance.
Thou must understand the journey that you have already made you have
been in numerous high profile leadership positions throughout your life; for
senior positions in the military to Fortune 100 companies to the federal government. Use that insight you have, use that experience
and be honest with yourself when you face difficulties, learn from it and share
this knowledge with others.
4. Internal Struggle is Part of Understanding
Intellectual Perseverance in a Graduate Educational Environment. Thou
shall understand that struggle is a part of intellectual success as it relates
to intellectual perseverance. You will
not always have the right answer to the questions posted by the numerous
professors you will encounter. You will
disagree with many of them in many ways. However, when faced with intellectual
complexity or frustration I must not give up.
The question that will be posed is, “did I learn anything.”
5. Questions and Problem Solving are Part
of Understanding Intellectual Perseverance in
a Graduate Educational Environment. Thou must understand
that you will have to increase your comprehension of intellectual perseverance and
sharpen my application of the skill of critical thinking. It is imperative that I learn to challenge
what I do not agree with, but I must challenge it appropriately.
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