The Next Step

Engineering, that is the field in which I plan to study and find a career in. Everything that involves hands on interaction, critical thinking, designing, or problem solving is what I enjoy. While I am currently attending Oakland Community College, I have to plan for my future after OCC. There are many good engineering schools here in Michigan. Some examples include: University of Michigan, Michigan Technological University, Ferris State University, Kettering University, as well as Lawrence Technological University. While in high school, the plan was to attend Lawrence Tech for all four years. Unfortunately, due to high tuition costs and my lack of seeking more scholarships, that opportunity passed.

Now that I have been in college for almost a semester, I am having second thoughts of attending Lawrence Tech. I want to go to a college that will give me hands on experience and prepare me for the real world. I have narrowed my options down to attending Kettering University or continuing as planned and attending Lawrence Tech. By comparing the pros and cons of each school, I hope to come to a conclusion as to which school is the best fit for me.

 

Why We do What We Do

Tony Robbins: Why We do What We Do

In the TED Talk by Tony Robbins, Tony asks the question “Why do we do what we do?”  This is a very difficult question to answer.  Tony said, “If you have human emotion, you can make yourself do anything.”  He continues, “If we are angry with someone or something we react quickly and aggressively.  If something is boring we react slower and without as much attention to detail.”  This human emotion, as Tony suggests, is the “hidden force” that drives us to make decisions and do what we do as humans.

According to Tony, there are three questions we must ask ourselves. First, “What do we need to focus on?” Second, “What does this (what we are doing) mean?  Finally, “What are we going to do?”  We ask ourselves these three questions everyday of our lives and that is what Tony is trying to say.  I agree with Tony.  Every time we are faced with a situation, we use emotion and that “hidden force” that Tony mentioned to decide what we are going to do and how we are going to do it.  Sometimes emotions get the best of us and sometimes we make the best of those emotions. I believe that Tony is absolutely correct in the sense that emotion whether good or bad, is why we do what we do.