What is easy and what is difficult? For starters, it's pretty easy for me to talk about the difficulties I face - both on the job and personally.
I'd say it is usually difficult for me to "Begin with the end in mind." I have boundless ideas but in the end I have trouble picking one of those ideas, stating a goal and focusing on that goal. My ideas often stay in the stratosphere and never come to fruition. That personal challenge to bring some of my ideas to life is what spurred me to sign up for this program. I am familiar with many of the technologies, but I haven't found the time, energy or focus to use them in my library.
The easiest habit for me is #4 - to have confidence in myself as a competent, effective learner. I pride myself on being a lifelong learner, in everything from looking for new information and welcoming life's many lessons every day. I know that I take what I learn professionally and put it into action most of the time. I also know that I sound pretty full of myself right now...
As an aside, I think Play (Habit 7 1/2) is both very challenging and quite easy at times. Making the time to play can be difficult, but then using the time to actually play is sometimes also difficult. It's important to remember to play and not to feel guilty about it!
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You have focused on the problem that many of busy librarians have. So many things to -- so little time. This may be a fun project for an after school club--library blog or find that it is a good way of communicating with your tech savvy teachers and students. See where it fits in!
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