Sticking With It
This fall I was given the opportunity to have an internship with a start-up working in their marketing department. In the beginning, I was very excited and passionate about the position. Yet over time, this passion dwindled. It was a mix of stress from schoolwork and a lack of interest from my fellow colleagues at the internship. Constantly, I felt a pang of uncomfortableness while in the office. I felt like I was an outsider just observing the ongoings of the office occasionally joining in on a joke. I went to the office about once or twice a week for the whole term. I continued to be frustrated at my own inability to integrate or relight a passion for the work.
Honestly, there was a point in November that I had convinced myself to quite even going so far as drafting an e-mail of resignation to my boss. Before hitting the send button, I sat back and thought deeper about the promises I had made to this company in September and my own personal character. What would I gain from quitting my internship early? What kind of person would that make me?
I was taught to follow through on commitments and do so with a glad heart. A wave of guilt and self-disappointment came over me and I deleted the draft.
The next time I visited the office, I felt renewed in passion and energy to interact positively with my co-workers. I asked about their backgrounds and laughed with them at our struggles and triumphs. Now that I have begun the last week of my internship I feel a tad sad yet grateful. What a strange mix of feelings... I have seriously grown so much in the last few months thanks to this internship. I have learned from real-life experience in the marketing field. I have gotten so much better at time management. I have learned to love commuting via train to work. I have learned a worth of putting all you have to a project. What wonderful and vital lessons!
So thanks to all... you know who you are!
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It can be so hard to keep going when the going gets rough. And it's inevitable, we WILL struggle. We WILL have bad day. We WILL want to give up. It's important to stick with our goals. Love this!
ReplyDeleteIt can be so so so hard! You're so right if we keep our goals in front of us then we can keep pushing! Thanks for reading!
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