Online Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Emotional maturity
As I always feel ashamed of my immature behaviors at work, i consider it is time to do some research on emotional maturity and figure out under performed space area to work on.
What is emotionally mature people look like? They can manage their emotions no matter their circumstances, under strained / sad / happy / tough situation.
There are several criteria to self- test the maturity level.
1. Emotional stableness: Express your own needs even under stressful situation? Can you be able to stay calm during a storm / express your joy even in the midst of a sudden change. Employees feel it is hard to express their reasonable needs under stressed circumstances, but to earn a stable emotional status, you need to recognize what’s your feeling now and meet your urgent emotional / physical needs.
2.Self-discipline: can delay your instant satisfaction for a long – term goal, and curb your desire of meeting your current needs? In order to endeavor / execute the a self -discipline life style, you firstly need to understand your bottom lines and what’s your ultimate goal / mission, and you need consciously to implement the steps towards the direction.
3. Know yourself and be unshaken by flattery / criticism: As people mature, they sooner or later understand nothing is good as it seems and nothing is bad as it seems. Mature people can receive compliments and criticism without letting it ruin them or sway them into distorted view of themselves. They are secure in their identity.

Emotional maturity
As I always feel ashamed of my immature behavior at work, i feel / I realised it is time to do some research on emotional maturity and figure out the areas that I under-perform in to work on.
What do emotionally mature people look like? They can manage their emotions no matter their circumstances, under stressful / sad / happy / tough situation.
There are several criteria to self- test the maturity level.
1. Emotional stability: Express your own needs even in stressful situations? Are you able to stay calm during a storm / express your joy even in the midst of a sudden change. Employees feel it is hard to express their reasonable needs under stressful circumstances, but to earn a stable emotional status, you need to recognize what you feel now and meet your urgent emotional / physical needs.
2.Self-discipline: can you delay your instant satisfaction for a long – term goal, and curb your desire of meeting your current needs? In order to achieve / attain a self -disciplined lifestyle, you firstly need to understand your bottom lines and what your ultimate goal / mission is, and you need consciously to implement the steps in the right direction.
3. Know yourself and be unshaken by flattery / criticism: As people mature, they sooner or later understand nothing is as good as it seems and nothing is as bad as it seems. Mature people can receive compliments and criticism without letting it ruin them or sway them into a distorted view of themselves. They are secure in their identity.

Grammar

he offered me the offer – he offered me the job / he gave me an offer 

wait for you to answer him –

explore my options

stab you at your back – stab you in your back / backstab you 

i can accept criticism of my work

you have been late for 6 times

I am as good as you
I am as good a teacher as you are a student
I am not as beautiful as her

you have to know what are your strengths – you have to know what your strengths are

Vocabulary

to think it consideratively – thoroughly 

nagging me

the ball’s in your court – you’ve got the power in this situation

kiss the right ass / suck up to the right person 

step on too many toes – to annoy too many people

I endevour to be a good student = I hope and plan and want to be a good student

I don’t know what you mean.
What did you say?

level headed – able to control your emotions when under pressure

Pronunciation

correlation – rol rel LAY shen