Delegation

So...I've always had a difficult time defining myself as a leader. This blog and my urban leadership class this semester seem to parallel in many ways. I was doing the reading for next weeks class and it spoke about how to delegate tasks to subordinates. This is something I've always had a difficult time doing, and struggle with in my internship.

One of the things they talk about is building trust with your team, in order to move forward together. I guess it doesn't make much sense to be burdening myself with the bulk of the responsibility and pressure, when there are perfectly good people around me, who are willing and able to help.

I think I'm going to sit down tomorrow and make a list of different tasks which I'm able to delegate to the other people working here, and see how it goes.

wish me luck

Start your engine

So...
on top of hospital bills, and other finances I'm recently encouring due to my son, my car broke down. I drive a 2005 chevy cobalt..which I purchased new. This car is nearly 6 years old, and something happened the other day. My sister was borrowing it to go to the gym, and on her way home, she heard a loud "clank."

With this clank came the lack of ability to brake or steer entirely. There was an extreme amount of oil that was spewing from the car, and she was able to pull over. After having the car towed to the local mechanic, I learned the costs I'd endour was nearly $5000.

It looks like somehow..my 6 year old car...needs an entirely new engine.

No Sales Tax

This was an interesting week during my internship, in addition to having a hectic week all around. I met and spoke with some relatively interesting people, who were visiting from out of town. Some of the things we spoke about included the differences between Oregon and Phoenix. For many reasons, I've been drawn towards the Northwestern part of the country. Something one of the individuals mentioned was the fact that there is no sales tax in Oregon. Did you know that?

Another thing that's happened recently, in my world, deals with politics. I've been trying to pay close attention to what's going on in the world around me. Yesterday I drove past a billboard that listed all of the propositions. This inspired me to research all of them, and prepare myself to made education decisions on this upcoming election.

DONT FORGET TO VOTE

Politically Incorrect

While politics arise often during my internship, I typically steer clear. The discussing that caught my attention this week however, was too much for me to bare. There was a women who sat across from me, and was skimming through photographs. They were black and whites from the protest during the signing of sb 1070. The images were startling and affective, speaking volumes of the tension that was there. I don't know how many people were there, but it was extremely moving.

Is everyone ready for the election next month? Do we know about the different propositions?
Stay Educated.