Saturday, December 6, 2014

I Can Do Hard Things with a Good Attitude

This week for me can be summed up in one word: INTEX. If you want to know more about that, ask any Information Systems student. A brief description, though: we got a case Monday morning, and had to prepare a solution by Friday at noon. We then presented the project to a panel Saturday morning.
My IS group spent about 280 hours on this project. We averaged 14 hours a day, and turned in a 105 page report at the end. It was a ton of work, but thankfully I enjoyed doing it. In addition to realizing that I did make a good decision of what to study, I learned that I am capable of doing really hard things.
All semester I had been hearing about INTEX and dreading it. Once the project actually started, however, I was too busy to think about how hard it was and how much time I'd have to spend on it. I didn't really complain about it, and found that I was able to have a good attitude, and the project seemed easier than I'd anticipated it being.
Moving forward, I am going to try to stop being a pessimist. I will remember that I can do hard things, and that they are easier if I do them with a good attitude.

3 comments:

  1. Wow that is a lot of work for a class project! Good job. It's always such a great feeling of satisfaction when you look at the final product!

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  2. I can't even imagine doing all that work for one project! But congrats on pushing through it all and finishing! I'm sure it will be a huge benefit to you later in life. And of course you can do hard things! Never forget that!

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  3. Congrats Shawn! I am glad there are people, like, who enjoy doing that type of work, because I am not equipped for it! I see to be constantly re-learning the importance of a good attitude. Attitude is the key to success in every aspect of life.

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