http://youtu.be/WTOGoN1uGbg
I am not sure that everyone can watch the video.. So to summarize the video explained a hand-i-crap is a limiting belief adopted as reality or an unfair judgement that is based on perception. In other words, it is something that is an invisible barrier to someone.
After the video, it asked me to answer two questions that are followed by my answers.
Please describe a personal Hand-i-crap™ and explain how it may have caused a challenge to reach your fullest potential.
My personal hand-i-crap is thinking I do not have enough time. In college, projects, midterms, homework and reading assignments are overwhelming. Having a learning disability and ADHD makes finding time to do all of them seem impossible. If I didn't have to work, socialize, eat or sleep, I think I could do all that is expected of me in school. I sometimes even imagine my professors laughing behind closed doors trying to coordinate to ensure that all their midterms and due dates for big projects fell on the same week.
I have realized that this mentality really affected my willingness to learn. Obviously, my grades were influenced by my attitude. But more importantly, I missed out on the beauty of the concepts that were taught. Instead of trying to understand the elegance of Einstein's theories, I focused on how my professor would make it into a test question.
Please describe some action steps that you have taken to overcome your Hand-i-crap™
The truth of the matter is that everyone has 24 hours in a day. I do not know anyone who does not fall under this category. This means the students who received A's and F's both had the same amount of time to do all that is expected of them. For me, the first step of over coming my personal "hand-i-crap" was to recognize that my professors were not trying to add distress to my life but that their whole goal was to expand my knowledge. It was hard to believe at first but it is true. I called it colligate zen.
But this attitude only took me so far. It did not add that desired 25th hour that I so badly wanted. Due dates still approached at the same rate. Drained, I knew my next step had to be action. What I have done to manage for the lack of time has changed from semester to semester, but the one thing that has been the most helpful is putting everything that is due for the semester in order by due date. This allows me to make executive decision in my life. I can see that a Netflix marathon would be a bad idea this weekend because I have a busy week coming up. Making these types of decisions consistently allows me to overcome my hand-i-crap and start using it to my advantage.
