list 20 of my weaknesses, with ideas on how to change them

Manipulative
Aqitated
Petty
Suspicious
Greedy
Disquite
Destructive

9. 10. 11. I don’t pay attention in class, I don’t do my assigned reading, and I am rude to my classmates when they give presentations.
i just space out in class, i’ll take out my calendar or my kids’ work that needs to be graded, i’ll work on any number of other things, while i should be learning something important. they ARE giving me a masters degree afterall. i never read. ever. and when other students give presentations, i act like a big snob and don’t pay attention to them.
how to change?
stop bringing distracting things with me to class. set aside a specific set time to do some of my reading, if not all of it, just something to prepare me for class. try to take notes on people’s presentations and think of at least one question or comment to bring up in discussion.

8. I overplan when it comes to money
I seriously will calculate my expenses for months in advance, and write myself notes on how much I need to set aside for this and that, and then I’ll write my rent check or my car payment check 3 weeks early, because I get anxious about them being late…
how to change?
set a specific date for paying bills and looking at my expenses and spending, and stop letting it all consume me on a regular basis.

19. I eat past my full point. all the time. because there’s too much food on my plate and it’s delicious. i need to just eat more slowly, so then i’ll know when i’m full and STOP eating.
20. I am LAZY. I need to get up off my butt and just do stuff. I think if I started excersizing more often my metabolism would go up, ergo i wouldn’t be so dang tired all the time.

7. I let stupid things make me cry.
i am typically very strong and independent, and not easily upset…but i let the stupidest things get to me, and i just cry and get even more upset over it all.
how to change?
breathe. relax. think about what is going on, and act like any rational human being would, realize that it’s not a big deal, and move on.

Junk food. Plain and simple, is my weakness. Especially when I’m bored, all I do is grab a bag of chips or candy and munch. I want to start cutting up more fresh fruit and veggies and have them readily in the fridge, that way I can grab them just as easily as the chips.

I’m just plain old lazy! It’s surprising cause I’m actually a very athletic and active person. But when I’m at home it’s like my body shuts down and I just want to sit and do nothing all day long! I do well when I make myself daily to do lists around the house. That way I get going and motivated to have a day of actual work.

I can be greedy. This in a sense leads to my pack rat weakness as well. I like to hold onto things because I feel like they might benefit me, when instead, they could actually be helping someone out A LOT more. I’m greedy when it comes to my own money. Not that I don’t indulge, but I really don’t like buying a lot of useless one time use stuff like food. I would like to be less intense and buy my bf a nice luxurious dinner for once!

I’m not the most patient person in the world. I get easily agitated and I don’t like waiting on people or objects. I’m always in a hurry to be somewhere. I don’t know why (cause I’m really don’t have anything to do anyways:P). By taking deep breathes and focusing on what I really could be doing instead of waiting might help me to realize I have nothing to be impatient about. It’s not like I can make other people move faster, so I might as well be relaxed and happy while waiting.

I get very nervous public speaking. I don’t like it at all. My heart beats and my throat gets parched. Even if I’m simply answering a question in class, it’s the exact same. I don’t like people staring at me, and I feel that when I do this, that is exactly what’s happening. I have to realize that, not all the time, but most of the time, people aren’t REALLY listening to me that intent. I have to relax and just present what I’m talking about. I should know what I’m saying, so I shouldn’t feel stupid saying it.