northern lights shift

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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