My Vision

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My Vision

by Dewi Erita

 Do you have a vision?

What is your vision?

Today, I would like to talk about my vision. Vision is usually defined as a thought, concept, or object formed by the imagination. Why should we discuss about our vision? Well, I think that we should tell our vision to people. People around us can help to make our vision come true, remind us if we forget or almost give up, and pray for us. My vision is to be a useful person in the health field. It seems simple and easy. There are three explanations to make my vision more clear. 

First of all, I will explain about my background. I am interested in health. When I was child, I liked the name related with health. I made mini scrapbook about health. The content of that book was about nutrition like carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamin and mineral. I copy it from my biology book. I also wrote the abbreviation word such as DNA, RNA, and HIV. What is more, I read manga and found many information about health such as cyanide and toxic fish.  I wrote it down too. As for that, I dream to be a doctor/ physician. In 2007, I joined the selection of new student that is Seleksi Penerimaan Mahasiswa Baru (SPMB). I registered for medical student. Unfortunately, I failed in that selection but I accepted in midwifery college. In 2014, I continued my study in public health.

Second, I will illustrate my concept. I like writing and I share my essay to many people. I make writing as my hobby so the content is still various. Nevertheless, I try to make it relate with health. For instance, I put all my draft speech about health in my blog.

Thirdly, I will share my mission. I hope that I can get knowledge and skills more specific. Maybe, I can get it through employment, help researcher to do their study, or work in university. The best way is being master degree student. I am interested in maternal and neonatal health and mental health. I hope that I can increase quality of life of housewife. I hope that people keep their body healthy until getting old. I hope that people which have chronic diseases can enjoy their life even they are sick.

To sum up, my vision is still general. It is also not easy to implement. I can see big stone in front of me. Am I strong enough to pass through it with my thin body? When I was still student at UI, in my first year, my lecture said that whatever you are in the future, you have to be success person. I will keep that word and try to make my vision come true.

“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world” (Joel A. Barker).

Thank you.

Depok, September 6^th, 2017

(This draft speech has been presented in UI Toastmasters Club regular meeting on September 6^th, 2017)

Student Wisdom

Pathway: IP Level 1.1

Student Wisdom

by Dewi Erita

Do you know, who are the several success CEO in Indonesia?

Do they have precious lessons for us? 

Today, I would like to talk about profesional wisdom. Profesional wisdom is usually defined as the judgment that individuals acquire through experience (Aswin Wirjadi). Why do we have to learn wisdom from profesional? Well, I think that many profesional wisdom relate with university value. Wisdom is like guideline to create student soft skills.

There are three wisdom that we can apply in both university student or company worker. Firstly, be realy-realy good at something (Maulana et al., 2009). Student should like their majors because they spend most of time at campus. If student love their majors whole-hearted, they will be expert in it. For instance, in last term when we did undergraduate thesis, several my friends asked some help to biostatistic student for analizing thesis result. There are fee for service. Those means that they are expert in biostatistic majors and become profesional people.

Secondly, listen, listen, and listen. Listening is something hard for most ofpeople. What is more, accepting the message exactly the same with the speaker mind is not easy. For example, when we did research group, we should consult our research report to our supervisor. Sometimes, our revised report was not exactly the same with what our lecture intented. Our lecture was disappointed and little bit angry at that time. After all, at the end, we got what our supervisor mean.

Thirdly, graduation is a journey. Half student thought that graduation is purpose. We should understand that graduation is not destination. If we set graduation as a purpose so after we graduate, we will stop learning. Graduation is a journey so that we can enjoy every moment in our steps. There are also others thought that make graduation more meaningful. In my opinion, graduation is a sign that we have learned a little more. Graduation means that we have changed to be a new character person. Graduation is like the door to go to another place.

To sum up, student are supposed to learn and practice soft skills that is trying to like their majors, listening actively what people said, and thinking that graduation is a journey.  Charles Darwin stated that "It is not the strongest of the species that survive nor the most intelligent, but the most adaptive to change." Let us change our mind for developing soft skills to a brighter future.

Thank you

Depok, August 29th, 2017

Reference

Maulana, A.E., Alamsjah, F.A., Dilmy, I.A., Loeis, M., 2009. Indonesian Top CEO Wisdom Precious Lessons. PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta.

(This draft has been presented in UI Toastmasters Club regular meeting on August 30^th 2017)