northern lights shift
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E M I L Y S H O R T
Under the Northern Lights
BEFORE, DURING, AFTER SHIFT
COMMUNICATING SHIFT TO OTHERS
MY REACTION TO THE SHIFT
IMPACT OF SHIFT ON MY LIFE
Overview
"The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can." -Robert Cushing
Before the Shift
•New Albany, Ohio •White fences •Country Club
Before the Shift
•Trapped within “the bubble” •Ignorance
During and After the Shift
•Senior Seminar •Northern Lights branch •Outside of “the bubble”
•New teaching goals •Popped “the bubble” •Still connected to both sides of the fences
Communicating the Shift
•Daily journal •Project Management
Communicating the Shift
•Casual conversation (peers, family, instructors)
•Meetings with Advisor
Communicating the Shift
•All completed components •Formal presentation
Response to my Shift
Their Response:
Friends and Family
•Genuinely interested •Unfamiliar
My Response:
•Explain enthusiastically •Influence
Response to my Shift
Her Response:
Advisor
•Impressed •Wanting to know more •Pushing for more involvement
My Response:
•Taking her advice •Thoughts about doing things differently
Response to my Shift
Their Response:
Senior Seminar Judges
•Intrigued •Impressed •“You will make a great teacher”
My Response:
•Confidence •Appreciation •Satisfaction
"A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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