It's the beginning of a new semester at UVU, so we had a department faculty meeting Wednesday evening. After the meeting was over, one of the new adjunct instructors stopped me because he had a few "quick" questions. As I was answering his questions most of the other faculty members headed home, but there were a few stragglers that stayed to chat a bit and I couldn't help but catch bits and pieces of their conversations. Then as I was finished answering the questions, I overheard two of the other adjuncts discussing a "high maintenance" student and had to say, "I know who you're talking about!"
We all had a good laugh because I was right! Then as I was driving home & got to thinking about it...what do people say about me when I'm not around? How would it be to be such a negative influence on those around you, that people don't even need to use your name for others to know who is being talked about!
And not that I think that I'm all that & people are talking about me, but I've decided to try harder to be less critical & negative and instead be more friendly & positive. That way the next time I walk in a room & people quit talking, I won't need to worry that they were complaining about me!
We all had a good laugh because I was right! Then as I was driving home & got to thinking about it...what do people say about me when I'm not around? How would it be to be such a negative influence on those around you, that people don't even need to use your name for others to know who is being talked about!
And not that I think that I'm all that & people are talking about me, but I've decided to try harder to be less critical & negative and instead be more friendly & positive. That way the next time I walk in a room & people quit talking, I won't need to worry that they were complaining about me!
