Transcript Lesson 2 - SHED THE NOISE

SHED THE NOISE
Unit 1 : Lesson 1
The first step in any life decision is to
identify ‘the noise’ in your life and to begin
to figure out how to shed the unnecessary
pressures you may feel.
Identifying ‘the noise’
in your life
Whether you are aware of it or not, every
day we make decisions that define what
our lives will be like.
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How we decide to spend our free time
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What elective classes we want to take
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What friends we choose to spend time
with
Being aware of our decisions allows
us to greatly impact the course of our
lives for the better and make choices
that move us towards our passions
and towards being happy.
If you are making healthy
decisions and you are happy
with your choices, you are more
likely to produce more creative
ideas and be a more productive
member of society.
Every choice we make defines who we are and what
our lives are going to be like.
Unless we become aware of how and why we make
decisions, we wont learn to make choices based on
what we want.
This will lead to frustration.
When it comes to young people as yourselves, this will
likely lead to frustrations in terms of what college you
want to go to, what field you want to study, and
eventually, what career path you want to pursue.
As a middle school student you may have
already noticed that your friends, family and
other people in your life have an opinion about
the decisions you make.
Maybe you are feeling the
pressure to do certain
things, hang out with
certain people or just follow
the crowd to please other
people.
These pressures will most
likely increase as you move
on to high school.
What is noise?
No matter where it comes from, (family, friends,
teachers, or society) the things we hear that we
“should” be doing with our lives – we call this
“NOISE.”
It is all around us and it is different for everyone.
“you should join the military like your dad
and your grandfather”
“you weren’t meant to take honors classes,
you are not that smart”
“you know you are not smart enough to go
to that school”
“you are too little to play that sport”
By learning to identify “the
noise” we can determine what
influences are pushing us
towards our true selves and
what influences are holding
us back.
Be open with yourself and you
will be able to determine
what insight is valuable and
reflects your true self.
Shedding the “Noise”
We have to do away with this “noise” – SHED THE NOISE
– so it doesn't’t influence the decisions you make as you
define yourself.
No matter what the “noise” is, nor where it comes from, it
is important to remember that “shedding the noise” doesn’t
mean throwing out everything we hear that we disagree
with.
It is about learning to be mature enough to honestly
consider the advice and opinions you are hearing from
other people.
It is about learning what you can from what you hear and
deciding what messages you want to keep and what
messages you need to let go of to stay true to yourself.
Exercise 3
What is your “noise.” Write an essay in
paragraph form, about the “noise” you
hear around you, even if your “noise”
is self-doubting noise. Please use
illustrations to help you describe
what you are hearing. Be as creative
as you would like. Surf!!