How Can I Become a Creator?
David Mirman’s blog article, “Do You Think Like a Victim or a Creator”, describes what it means to have a Victim and Creator-like mindset. One of the article’s focal points is the differences between the two mentalities. Mirman provides an example of two individuals. One is a Victim and the other is a Creator. In the Victim and Creator scenario presented in the article, two college students are expected to have a textbook by the second week of class (Mirman). The two students are unable to obtain their textbooks by the first week because their college bookstore runs out. The Victim in this situation places the blame on the bookstore for her inability to get the textbook. The Creator is able to get the textbook by the second week, despite the inconvenience. Mirman later states author Skip Downing’s interruption of the Victim and Creator in the example. He ends the article by suggesting we think more like Creator’s in the New Year.
Playing the Victim can come quite easily to me. A couple of weeks ago, my instructor told me I was dropped from her class. She suspected it had something to do with financial aid and advised me to go to their office. The financial aid staff told me that in order to be re-enrolled in the class, I needed to cancel my student loan from the previous college I attended. An email detailing this news had been sent to me a week prior. I waited, and cancelled the loan a little less than two weeks later. After canceling the loan, I went to the dean’s office to add the class back to my schedule. The next day, I received an email notifying me that I was declined for re-enrollment in the class. My grades in the class were poor and I’d missed a few of days of class, so I wasn’t surprised. I blamed financial aid and my instructor for declining my request to re-enroll. I had become the Victim, once again.
I asked myself what I could have done to change my role from Victim to Creator. It took me a while to come to a conclusion, but now I am sure what I would have done. First, I’d have gotten the necessary materials to study at the beginning of the semester. I’d have checked my email on a regular basis. Instead of waiting two weeks to cancel my loans, I would have handled this immediately. Finally, I would have operated proactively. This would have put me in control so things weren’t just happening to me.
There are specific goals I’d like to accomplish as a college student. Meeting others who are interested in the same field of work as me would be very beneficial. I would also like to finish my schooling in horticulture. In order for me to complete these goals, I need to evaluate my role in life. I have spent a great deal of my time blaming others for my faults. This will be corrected by adopting a Creator-like mindset. Instead of placing the blame on challenges, I will take charge to achieve my goals as a student.
Works Cited
Mirman, David. "Do You Think like a Victim or a Creator?" You Are The Prime Mover. 2 Jan. 2012. Web. 7 Apr. 2015. <http://youaretheprimemover.com/2012/do-you-think-like-a-victim-or-a-creator>
