We are going to do a test in next class.

In last class, we were going to do a test, but I don't exactly know what was it about, because we didn't do it at last, because we needed internet explorer to do it, and there were people who didn't have this, so finally we decided to do this test on the next class, in a computer room of the university. This test reminded me to another test I did a week ago about emotional intelligence,  it was an extra work that I had to do from a class, I could do it if I wanted, so I did it. It told me that I'm not very good leader, but some good parts were that I am a person easy to trust in. This test wasn't a typically test of 10 questions were they tell you just useless things, it was actually a very good test. I would recommend it to you but it was only available until last tuesday.

More problems!!

In today's class we have continued with the assertive classes, today we have practiced where should we act assertively, where not, or even when is it very difficult to act like that. We had to choose a usual situation that happened to you, describe how you acted and how you should have acted. I chose that situation when you are at the cinema and someone behind you starts to disturb you kicking your seat, I put that I usually act passively, I just wait until he stops and I realized that it wasn't right to act like that, but I'm used to stay silenced and I know that it is not right to do it. It would be another nice thing to change in a future, but right now I don’t think that I'm able to do it.

More problems and stress

In today's class we have been correcting all the mistakes we have been doing in this term. When I saw all the messages by the teacher in order to change a lot of things  I was so stressed, I have to do works like for 10 hours and I am on exams, this is getting really hard. Today I was just thinking in all the work I have to do, I'm going to be working a lot these two following weeks.

Another part that made me think about something was when the teacher told us of because of arriving late from another class. I think that if that would happen every day,  I would understand it but, actually, it was first time we arrived late and there is no need to get angry for that. I can understand anyway that she wasn't happy with us. It is always a bad thing to arrive late anywhere.

Run out of ideas!!!

Today's class we have only done one activity and nothing more, so I run out of ideas for this post. This activity was the last we did in the last report. I think that if we had done more things than one, we could write more than one post, but we have only done one activity, in which I already talked about in last post. I think that we could do more than one post if the classes would last 3 hours, but in this year, they only last 2, so there's no time enough to do more than one activity and if nothing interesting happens apart from what I commented in the last post, it is difficult to come up with something. 

Looking for videos.

We have been doing an activity in class in which we had to look for some videos on YouTube where it appears some assertive techniques. Actually today's class, thanks to this activity was very light and calm and I was doing one of my hobbies too, searching for videos on the internet. One of the techniques was the "broken record" in which someone repeatedly says no to something. This technique immediately reminded me to the film "Yes man", a Jim Carrey's film which it is very funny, I tried to look some scenes of the film in order to use them for the work but I couldn't find any, I suppose I will continue searching.

I'm getting better

Today we started the class a bit late. The secretary of today was Francisco Javier and he did it actually quite well, there was no pressure on him and we could notice it. He did it very natural. The way he did it, it might be the way I would like to do it when presentation. Talking about my shyness problem, it is starting to get better, every presentation I do in class, I do it more natural and I can notice my change. Today I had to do another presentation and I did a very good job with it. I'm very proud of my changes, but I still have to get better.

Another problem incoming

We have done another activity today, it was about learning how to say no. It has been an activity that made me think a lot about a lot of things I have done bad with a lot of people. I am used to be a person that says yes to everyone, every favor they ask to me I help them and I know that it is a bad thing to do, when acting like this I'm not respecting myself and it is another thing that I should start to change. This is really going to be difficult to change because I have been like this all my life, but with some effort I will change it.