3 Discussion Questions, 3 Student Reponses

JGR100: Finding your Leadership Purpose

Week 9 Discussion

Part 1: Inside the Minds of MBA Graduates

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Reading Life Stories of Recent MBAs: Leadership Purpose (JGR100 ebook) will help you get into the minds of recent MBA graduates and learn from their individual experiences pursuing purpose. After reading the article, answer the following questions:

1. Do you see a common thread among the stories?

2. What can you learn from these stories as you are creating your own game plan?

Note: To receive full credit, remember also to write 2 posts in the discussion: one original and a response to another student.

Part 2: Student Response (Respond to the Student Below)

Theresa Thompson 

RE: Inside the Minds of MBA Graduates

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Good evening Professor,

The common theme that I pick up on is faith for these individuals faith is what grounded them and helped them face hard times during their life's journey. Everyone seems to have a sense of family and adaptation that was needed in ways that only they had to change, my father was a major influence in my life. It also seems these individuals had a strong sense of self and had somewhat of a general idea of where he or she could be most useful with their skills. Also, setting short-term goals that they knew they could meet. Some learned compassion and took up the fight to be a fighter for the less fortunate. But in the long haul, each one of them was able to reach their goals.              

What I have learned is perseverance patience and compassion are a must when setting up one's game plan.

One must have a destination direction that they can see themselves moving in to know exactly where one wants to go and how to get there.

Putting a plan in place on how to reach my desired destination.

Being aware of the obstacles that may come up along the journey and how to handle those little interruptions.

Set short term goals that are achievable and most importantly never give up.

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