Sunday, October 12, 2008

Self-Reflection

Ordered List
Family
Health
Personal Development
Friendship
Enjoyment
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Loyalty 
Independence
Personal Accomplishment
Wisdom
Expertness
Leadership
Security
Community
Integrity
Creativity
Service
Wealth
Prestige
Location
Power

Woke up to my fathers call from Hawaii and talked to him for a good hour. We talked about working hard in school and how this will eventually payoff in the end. So I guess you could say I started off the day with the number one thing on my list. At some breakfast and went to go lift some weights in order to get stronger for lacrosse competition and to be healthy. My father always said to be well rounded in everything. The second thing on my list is of course health and I stuck to it today as I do everyday. My goal is to be the best lacrosse player I can be and that means trying to surpass myself. I would consider that to be personal development. 
Next I came home and worked on physics and biology homework in order to further my education which  I consider to be a big part of my college life. And this again falls under personal development. Parents always say to be the best you can in everything you do, so by doing the work I will learn the material and succeed in academics. And the only way to get a good job and make something of yourself is to do work. And work is the things my parents of instilled in me. I don't think the idea of working hard will ever go away. I watched some Country music videos to enjoy myself and take a break from working. And I noticed a lot of songs were about personal relationships, and that reminded me of one of my goals, which is to have a relationship with someone. Relationships take a lot of work and time, but they also bring enjoyment. I would like to feel this enjoyment but it seems I am not ready to be in the time or work. One can only stretch their time so far before crumbling. Perhaps it is not the time or work issue, maybe it could be the fear of getting hurt. Friendship is number four on my list so maybe I need to put some extra thought into making that friendship come about. 

Friday, October 3, 2008

New Coaches

The University of Oregon Men's lacrosse team has left behind their troubles with last year and are focussing on this upcoming year. Oregon has named their 2008/2009 co-head coaches. Names are John Wright and Andrew Clough, both are past oregon team players. Not only are they stepping up to the plate as coaches they have instilled the love of the game back into the players from an upsetting previous year, that had many obstacles. But enough with the past, the future is here and now. I am confident that these two gentlemen are the real deal and with no doubt bring Oregon to the PNCLL championship and then the MCLA championship. 

Austin

Link: http://www.collegelax.us/news/2008/06/12/ducks-name-new-coaches/