Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Carpe Diem: Locus of Control Results

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                                      My score from the locus of control assignment was a five, which means I have an internal locus of control. I would agree with this assessment because I am very determined and aspirational, and my focus is working hard to achieve my goals. I believe you should work as hard as you can to reach your destination because that’s the way to improve yourself and get you to your goal, so that you can begin a new dream. Having an internal locus of control can backfire in negative situations, as I tend to take losses very personally.
2.       Journal Entry Six:
1)      My current situation with this problem is a recurring injury I had. In ballet, like any other sport, when you injure yourself you need to take enough time off to recover. I went back too soon, when I thought I was fully recovered. One thing led to another, and then I had to get surgery. I had done load of physical therapy, and then I switched physical therapists and continued. My current struggle is that I need to motivate myself to do my at home exercises.
2)      I would eventually like to get back to doing what I love: ballet. I absolutely adore the feeling of being in the studio. It just makes me feel at home. I don’t have as strong of a desire to be a professional dancer as I used to, but I would like to teach at a studio and definitely keep participating in it. I love watching, teaching and doing dance. It’s a very rewarding experience, and definitely something I would like to continue doing on the side of my latest endeavor.
3)      I think my choices are clearly set in front of me. I show dedication by doing my home exercises, return to physical therapy and really focus on regaining my strength. From there, I can return to teaching my student and eventually to dancing. After that, wherever I go, I would like to continue going to classes. I would like to remain a part, but not all-encompassing part of my life. The other choice is to continue not doing my exercises and leaving my ankle in the current situation it is. The longer I leave it, the worse it will get.
4)      The first option would leave me with the positive conclusion of resuming my passion, learning more, and teaching what I know to the next generation. The second option wouldn’t change my current status whatsoever, and things will remain the way they are now.
5)      I will chose the first option and completely dedicate myself into fixing and returning to what I love. I watched a documentary series about ballet today, and it really inspired me to go and get back what I lost, and made me realize just how much I miss doing dance.
6)      My goal is to begin my plan starting this week. I will get myself into a routine and working hard to get it done. If I return to physical therapy within a month of me faithfully doing my exercises, then I think I could get better in 4 months, maybe even less. And if I am able to go back, then I’ll finish out the remainder of my plan for the rest of my life.

Thanks for reading!
Rachel  


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