Sorry, been busy.
I spent all yesterday finishing my communication plan and preparing how I was going to present it. It ended up going quite well, but it was a good thing I ran through it as many times as I did. When I first tried it took over twenty minutes to get through my material, and the presentation was only supposed to be ten. I got things ironed out eventually.
Two more classes are now complete, and after this Thursday all of my fall classes will be done. Then I’ll just have to finish up in the winter to complete my certificate. Easy breezy.
I’ll tell you something nice that happened. Last Tuesday we had an assignment due in my communication planning course. We were supposed to compete a ‘self-assessment’, which involved writing two pages, commenting on two things that we learned from the class, and explaining how we could take that information into our careers. I had a bit of fun with it, and I invite you to read it here. It’s a quick read, and I wouldn’t have posted it up if I thought it would bore you. So please, take a moment to click the link.
Back? I got full marks for the assignment, which was nice. Beyond that, the instructor took the time to comment to me, after the class had ended, that she had enjoyed reading it. I was glad that she did, I told her.
She replied: “I think that’s you’re career.”
“I wouldn’t mind that.” I said.
“Yep,” she said, “I think that’s it.”
That’s good stuff to hear, because, as I think I’ve said earlier, a guy can’t get enough praise. But, what to do, what to do? Perhaps it’s time I looked more closely at how receptive the field of journalism would be to my style of writing. Maybe I should start trying to write reviews of books, music, restaurants, farming methods, and beer. Maybe someone would print them. Better yet, maybe someone would pay me to write them. Wouldn’t that be lovely?
I’m sitting in the Lazy Loaf as I type this, sipping on a latte and pounding the keys of my MacBook. I feel my coolest when chilling out in some coffee shop as I write on my computer. I think it’s what I was made to do. It involves an incredibly relaxed feeling combined with an undisputed purposefulness. Like you have a wonderful reason for being there but absolutely no cause to worry about it.
A calm confidence, that’s what I’m really looking for in life.
EDIT: I realize the link wasn't up earlier. Sorry about that. See, when I typed out the post at the Lazy Loaf I didn't have internet access. So I typed it out in Word and when I got home I posted it straight to the blog. When I did that I forgot to do the added work of adding the link. You should be able to find it above, or you can just click here.
A calm confidence does not fear setbacks. If your head and heart agree, do what it is that you need to do, till you need to do what it is you do. Then you will see a calm confidence.
Posted by: gs | December 02, 2009 at 10:37 PM