Personal Management

[Thomas Hastings]

Hello Mr. Wheeler,

Can you remind me what my current outstanding requirements are for Personal Management?

Thank you,

Thomas

[Bradd Wheeler]

Hi Thomas and Max,

The both of you are in need of requirements 8, 9 & 10 in order to finish Personal Management.

They are as follows.  In the past we've allowed the Eagle Service project to be used as the project plan.  I would urge you both to start drafting that now if you have a clear understanding of what it will be.

See you in a couple of weeks!

8. Demonstrate to your merit badge counselor your understanding of time management by doing the following:

• (a) Write a "to do" list of tasks or activities, such as homework assignments, chores, and personal projects, that must be done in the coming week. List these in order of importance to you.
• (b) Make a seven-day calendar or schedule. Put in your set activities, such as school classes, sports practices or games, jobs or chores, and/or Scout or place of worship or club meetings, then plan when you will do all the tasks from your "to do" list between your set activities.
• (c) Follow the one-week schedule you planned. Keep a daily diary or journal during each of the seven days of this week's activities, writing down when you completed each of the tasks on your "to do" list compared to when you scheduled them.
• (d) With your merit badge counselor, review your "to do" list, one-week schedule, and diary/journal to understand when your schedule worked and when it did not work. Discuss what you might do differently the next time.

9. Prepare a written project plan demonstrating the steps below, including the desired outcome. This is a project on paper, not a real-life project. Examples could include planning a camping trip, developing a community service project or a school or religious event, or creating an annual patrol plan with additional activities not already included in the troop annual plan. Discuss your completed project plan with your merit badge counselor.

• (a) Define the project. What is your goal?
• (b) Develop a timeline for your project that shows the steps you must take from beginning to completion.
• (c) Describe your project.
• (d) Develop a list of resources. Identify how these resources will help you achieve your goal.
• (e) Develop a budget for your project.

10. Do the following:

• (a) Choose a career you might want to enter after high school or college graduation. Discuss with your counselor the needed qualifications, education, skills, and experience.
• (b) Explain to your counselor what the associated costs might be to pursue this career, such as tuition, school or training supplies, and room and board. Explain how you could prepare for these costs and how you might make up for any shortfall.

[Thomas Hastings]

Mr. Wheeler,

Attached below is my requirement 8 that I did over a year ago, but forgot to show to you.

Thank you,

Thomas

[Bradd Wheeler]

This is great Thomas.  When meetings startup again we should review where you stand overall with this as well as everything else required for Eagle 

Hope your summer has been good, see you next week!