Reflection

During this last week at my applied studies site I have mixed emotions. I am saddened that it is ending so soon when I believe I have so much more I can learn. However, I haven't felt this is the place for me long term so my heart may have not been in it for awhile. I learned some valuable office skills such as how to utilize Excel and Outlook. I also learned how much I still need to grow in terms of inter-personal relationships. I did not take full advantage of this opportunity and gain as much as possible from the people I worked with. I think being an online student may have caused me to be much more of an independent worker than this job called for. The atmosphere at my site is very much like a community; even like a family and I felt reserved much of the time. In retrospect if I was able to do things over I would involve myself more because the opportunities were there I just chose not to. On the surface it doesn't seem like it was the most positive experience but I learned important things about myself that I need to work on in order to succeed in this industry. The non-profit world is about relationships and communication and if those are my two weakest areas right now then I have my work cut out for me. On the other hand I had the opportunity to work around dedicated, sincere and pasionate people which gives me something to look forward to when I am ready to enter the non-profit business world.