Official Start Time: 11:00 p.m.
Date: 11/12/08
Official End Time: 11:55 p.m.
It's easy to write about doing the right thing and accepting the responsibilities that come our way. Writing about it however isn't enough to bring these ideas to life. It takes a follow through and commitment that reflects how much this issue matters to you. It's easy to get side tracked and forget to devote that hour or two to the success of your idea. It makes even more sense when there is nothing holding you back from dropping that idea and moving on with your life. But what does that go to show for the type of person you are? Does that just prove that in the face of adversity you are unable to make a commitment? That only when you have an obligation to something are you able to prove that you can accomplish something. It all comes down to the work ethic you possess as a person and the follow through you show on the commitments you make.
In my case its hard not to give up when your shooting so high. I want to see the website explode with members and for my ideas to become realities but certain factors I can't control still stand in my way. I'm unable to control the number of members that join the site and have a hard time just getting the people I know to join. They tell me that they dislike the idea of having to commit to a website that they have no real interest in and that it will probably just clutter their in box with messages that they will simply delete. Other website such as Livemocha provide a small but constant feed of new members. I however run into a brick wall when all of a sudden I can no longer log into my account or access the site. Its frustrating but I do not blame the people at Livemocha or the surveyors for not wanting to join the website. They have their rights and their rules and as a member I should respect the rights of the other members and not send them information they are not looking for.
This isn't the first time that Livemocha has done this to me. I had to create a new account only recently after having my first one "blocked". But being a fool I decided to add as many friends as I possibly could so that I could later ask them to join the website and help me push this idea forward. Soon enough (as in today) I ran into the brick wall of not being able to log into my account and having to figure out an alternative method through the use of Fire Fox (I had it remember my password in case anything like this ever happened). Now I'm stuck. Its only a matter of time before I'm unable to get into my account again and I have to create an alternative email and user name. This time however I will not spread the word of the website to its members unless I am speaking personally to that user. (I think it has something to deal with the report abuse button. If someone clicks it Livemocha probably blocks your account and prevents you from accessing your account from that point forward.)
The amounts of members I plan to have on the website this month is totally out of the question. I was aiming for 700 but with the lack of any support from Livemocha or other users I think I will have to conform with what I can get this month. It sucks because I had high hopes of staying on track and for the first time meeting a real goal for this month. Last month I came that close to meeting proficiency but was dishonor by 15 or so members. This month I feel I'll have to set a much smaller bar and hope that I can at least reach that.
Being optimistic however, I believe that a problem is just a misunderstood opportunity and that the turn of events can work in my favor if I'm clever enough. I refuse to throw in the towel after putting in so much hard work and plan to rise above and conquer the challenges I face. I plan to continue to add whatever members I can get my hands on but also ask the members that are already on this site to add someone they know to the site. In terms of LIvemocha, I plan to stop adding friends or sending out any comments whatsoever. Instead I will focus solely on learning Chinese and maybe God can see that I have learned my lesson and prevent them from blocking my account completely. I plan to work hard in all the commitments I have made even if that means spending less and less time messing around on the computer or socializing with friends.
It sounds tough but that is just what I'm gonna have to do if I want my dreams to become a reality. I need to buckle down and accept the fact that the hour or two I spend on YouTube can be spent building Moodle course and groups on the website. In order to see results I need to take the first step of many onto bigger and better things; accepting the man hood that stands in front of me.
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
Date: 11/12/08
Official End Time: 11:55 p.m.
It's easy to write about doing the right thing and accepting the responsibilities that come our way. Writing about it however isn't enough to bring these ideas to life. It takes a follow through and commitment that reflects how much this issue matters to you. It's easy to get side tracked and forget to devote that hour or two to the success of your idea. It makes even more sense when there is nothing holding you back from dropping that idea and moving on with your life. But what does that go to show for the type of person you are? Does that just prove that in the face of adversity you are unable to make a commitment? That only when you have an obligation to something are you able to prove that you can accomplish something. It all comes down to the work ethic you possess as a person and the follow through you show on the commitments you make.
In my case its hard not to give up when your shooting so high. I want to see the website explode with members and for my ideas to become realities but certain factors I can't control still stand in my way. I'm unable to control the number of members that join the site and have a hard time just getting the people I know to join. They tell me that they dislike the idea of having to commit to a website that they have no real interest in and that it will probably just clutter their in box with messages that they will simply delete. Other website such as Livemocha provide a small but constant feed of new members. I however run into a brick wall when all of a sudden I can no longer log into my account or access the site. Its frustrating but I do not blame the people at Livemocha or the surveyors for not wanting to join the website. They have their rights and their rules and as a member I should respect the rights of the other members and not send them information they are not looking for.
This isn't the first time that Livemocha has done this to me. I had to create a new account only recently after having my first one "blocked". But being a fool I decided to add as many friends as I possibly could so that I could later ask them to join the website and help me push this idea forward. Soon enough (as in today) I ran into the brick wall of not being able to log into my account and having to figure out an alternative method through the use of Fire Fox (I had it remember my password in case anything like this ever happened). Now I'm stuck. Its only a matter of time before I'm unable to get into my account again and I have to create an alternative email and user name. This time however I will not spread the word of the website to its members unless I am speaking personally to that user. (I think it has something to deal with the report abuse button. If someone clicks it Livemocha probably blocks your account and prevents you from accessing your account from that point forward.)
The amounts of members I plan to have on the website this month is totally out of the question. I was aiming for 700 but with the lack of any support from Livemocha or other users I think I will have to conform with what I can get this month. It sucks because I had high hopes of staying on track and for the first time meeting a real goal for this month. Last month I came that close to meeting proficiency but was dishonor by 15 or so members. This month I feel I'll have to set a much smaller bar and hope that I can at least reach that.
Being optimistic however, I believe that a problem is just a misunderstood opportunity and that the turn of events can work in my favor if I'm clever enough. I refuse to throw in the towel after putting in so much hard work and plan to rise above and conquer the challenges I face. I plan to continue to add whatever members I can get my hands on but also ask the members that are already on this site to add someone they know to the site. In terms of LIvemocha, I plan to stop adding friends or sending out any comments whatsoever. Instead I will focus solely on learning Chinese and maybe God can see that I have learned my lesson and prevent them from blocking my account completely. I plan to work hard in all the commitments I have made even if that means spending less and less time messing around on the computer or socializing with friends.
It sounds tough but that is just what I'm gonna have to do if I want my dreams to become a reality. I need to buckle down and accept the fact that the hour or two I spend on YouTube can be spent building Moodle course and groups on the website. In order to see results I need to take the first step of many onto bigger and better things; accepting the man hood that stands in front of me.
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
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