After everything is said and done, I am entering my sixth quarter. I am now beginning my sixth out of 6 quarters. The past 5 have flown by so fast, I cannot explain how much I have learned and how incredible my experience has been so far.
What I have learned...
You can only get what you take.
Very quickly, I discovered this lesson. My first day in lab, I took a step back. First impressions mean everything. I could see the hard workers, the people who are self motivated, as well as the students that did not seem excited for the tasks at hand. The students I recognized as "self motivated" at the beginning of the quarter, had advanced to a whole new level by the end. The other individuals stayed stagnant, like luke warm water, and were just glad to pass. I realized you can only learn what you are willing to learn. That decision is up to you.
Channel stress into productivity.
II have always been a procrastinator. With Procrastination, comes stress, along with anxiety. By my third quarter, I had reached classical. You have not lived a day in the hi-paced baking world till you have survived Scott Turners lab. Through sweat and tears (a lot of sweat might I add,) I realized throwing a pity party over a mistake was not going to fix that mistake. I took my disappointment by the handles and drove it into a punctual tunnel of precision and self-motivation. Instead of crying, I chose to be great and strive for nothing less of perfect.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast
The best way to have a successful day, is to wake up smiling like a sunshine ray.
"I love to smile, smiling's my favorite."-Buddy the elf. Buddy is right. Do not Murphy's law, change the outcome of your day. If you wake up feeling groggy and unmotivated, something needs to change. When something goes wrong, fix it and make it better; remember to smile like no ones watching. Live every moment aiming for success, and by my deffinition-success means nothing less than happiness.
August 30th, 2012. <3
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