Discovering talents.

The past two night I have had 18 hour days at work. Back and forth to the airport picking up international students, training eight new staff members, and assisting with orientation work has left me realizing that a job in which one is never doing the same thing is what I enjoy.

I cannot see myself working the typical 9am to 5pm cubicle job in which I do the same research or work day in and day out. How boring in my mind. I need change. Never in my life, now more than ever, have I thought change is such a great thing. I love it. I cannot sit still. I need to be on the move, pushing my boundaries, advancing my professional portfolio, and discovering talents I never have used before.

Talent #1: Training agendas and activities. I had the privilege of training eight peers for staff positions as Orientation and Transition Leaders for my department. I loved it. Not only is it because the eight individuals are phenomenal people, but also because I was offered the opportunity to push myself to be a stronger person in communication and organization and grow individually. Developing a schedule, planning an agenda, leading ice breakers, and answering many questions were all part of what I created. Being able to shape what new leaders and role-models learn about themselves and the University was very rewarding. Thus, talent #1 - I enjoyed teaching others and the preparation involved.

Talent #2: Demonstrating positivity. I am a positive person. The glass is always half full. However, although I know I am a positive person I admire when others tell me I am. I feel as though I can bring light to any situation, keeping calm, collected, and bring an attitude that can change how one sees a situation. Yesterday, I was told "You are so positive" during a period of time where more planning was occuring and stress and tiredness was starting. I said, thanks and proceeded to talk about how optimists lead such wonderful lives. Myself included.

Talent #3: I am healthy and have rid my kick of junk food that I grew up on. My last grocery run consisted of: regular instant oatmeal, craisins, fruit cups, cottage cheese, soy milk, yogurt, string cheese, a bag of oranges, water drink mix flavoring, fish oil vitamins, yoga capri pants, and a new whitening mouth rinse to try. I am loving the life I live.

I am a strong believer that every day there is an opportunity to learn something new. Each day of my life I look forward to realizing my potential, meeting new individuals, developing new skills, trying new activities, learning about others, and shaping my true self. You learn as you go, never would I have it any other way. 01 02 03

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