Thoughts on the Readings

Week 2 Blog #1

In my inquiry class we have to do a lot of readings on different topics. Most of the topics all tie together because they are beneficial and give good advice. They give me a lot of helpful information to use for college and for life after college. The topic that I really liked reading about was "Work Hard or Work Smart". http://www.deliverfreedom.com/blog/work-hard-or-work-smart/

This article made a lot of sense to me. You need to do both, work hard and smart. It sounds simple but a lot of people do not do that,

“This may sound overly simplistic, but how often do we consciously pick the times that we are going to work smart or hard? How often do we look into the mirror and think about our strategy for the day? For the week? For the month?”

 It explains to you that working smart means that you need to take the time and make a plan for how to accomplish your work. This work could be a paper or a project at school or something work related. Working hard means that you need to follow through and work your plan. You need to make sure that you do not just make your plan but also make sure you accomplish your plan.

All this talk about making a plan and following through with it inspired me to do just that. I have set my goals for this semester, and now I am making a plan to accomplish these goals. Having goals and having a plan is only half the battle you need to accomplish your goals in order to work hard and smart. 

Now that I have taken the time to start my own plan, I want you to take the time and write out a plan for yourself. Writing out this plan could help you go from the B+ in a class up to an A-. Or it could help you plan out time to get everything done that you need to do. It could even help fix a relationship that you may be having problems with. Do you have what it takes in order to work hard and smart?

"Work Hard or Work Smart | Freedom Personal Development Blog." Work Hard or Work Smart | Freedom Personal Development Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2012. <http://www.deliverfreedom.com/blog/work-hard-or-work-smart/>