Day One
My first day of in-room classes is tomorrow! Have I mentioned the classes I’m taking this spring? I got a little over-excited to graduate in May, so I’ve got a pretty full load. I’m taking two online classes, Marketing and Supervision/Leadership, and two classes that meet in-person, Managerial Accounting and Microeconomics. The nutso thing? I don’t even need the Micro class to graduate, but I like the teacher and it’ll transfer so I signed up. Of course, when I did that I did not know for certain that I’d be training for a new job at the same time…
My brain is either going to love me for challenging it so much in such a short period of time, or it’ll spontaneously combust.
I know summer seems a long way off today, but it’ll be here before I know it and the slower pace will be quite welcome. I foresee strolls along the river bank and juicy peaches! *grin*
The Big News
Now that my family and coworkers all know, I guess I can mention that I will start training for a new job in January! Way back in early November I decided to go for a long shot job, at least, I thought it was a long shot. It seems that my colleagues have a bizarre amount of faith in me and they actually hired me! Let’s hope that faith isn’t misguided, heh.
Why am I so shocked by the whole ordeal? Because I’m going to be working in Human Resources. Yep, that’s right, this introverted thinker is going to have to work on her people skills. The strategizing, planning, and implementing aspects of the job sound ridiculously fun though.
It’s a good thing I don’t have kids, or my life would really start to resemble that of Sally Forth.
I Should Keep a Log
Something I’ve never bother to do before? Keep a log of all my work activities. It’d be nothing fancy to start, but just a quick run-down of the things I’ve done during the day, problems I’ve encountered, information I’ve shared or received, etc.
That sort of thing would probably come in handy. Once I got better at recording things, maybe I could start to work them into stories to use for various purposes.
I blame this notion on the book I’m reading: The Elements of Persuasion. It mentions the real-life stories The Ritz-Carlton uses to motivate employees and increase business by word-of-mouth advertising. When people have some autonomy and enough time to go above and beyond, some amazing things happen.
Trying Something New
I got my hoop! It’s gigantic, which is kind of good because it moves nice and slow.
I can keep it up on my waist for a while, much longer than I’d be able to handle a small hoop for sure, but I still need a lot of practice. It’s a good thing for me to remember that sometimes it takes a while for a new activity to feel natural. Even if my first try doesn’t work brilliantly, I can improve my skill over time.
It’s a little bit like what it says in this article: What Kind of Genius Are You? Some people make their mark when they’re young. For other people, it takes a lot of trial and error, a lot of learning and building, to get to their peak. I’m not saying I’m going to hit my hooping peak at age 65 (ha!), but all of these little adventures give me stories to tell and help my perseverance.
One More
I’m sitting on the train, blogging while on my way to my Legal Environment of Business class. Once this semester is done, I’ve got one more semester before I finally aquire my Business Management AS degree!
I need to take Marketing, and two business electives. I’m leaning toward Managerial Accounting and International Business, but it is somewhat dependant on how it fits with my work schedule. I don’t usually work Wednesdays, and that’s when the accounting class is, so it might work. I also have the option of Supervision and Leadership, which is online, or Human Relations and Team Building, but that’s in the afternoon on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so that doesn’t seem likely. Hopefully I can find a schedule that will work. I sure would love to be done before summer!
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