she wrote:
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
WK 1 Blog Entry 1 - Reading
“Choices”
I didn’t get very far into the text “The Art of Possibility” before my mind was racing and I was inspired to comment. The opening anecdote of Chapter 1, describing the polarized attitudes of two experts encountered with the same prospects, parallels the options we have as students beginning what is undoubtedly one of our most daunting months: we each have a choice regarding our outlook on this month’s challenges.
What we all should know now is that we are not alone in facing these challenges. I have come to realize that the journey I have taken with Full Sail is not the solo expedition I had envisioned or expected. Instead I have found that my EMDT classmates are as much responsible for getting me to this point in the program as my own individual efforts. At times, the journey is an adventure – fun, informative, a joy to experience and an easy road to travel. It is at times like these that I feel like the triumphant marketing scout who sees endless opportunities. At other times the journey feels more like a deportation into exile and I feel more like the despondent scout who sees no prospects.
As this evening’s class progressed the realization of the upcoming workload intensity began to truly sink in. I believe this also holds true for several other students. Each of us faces the same academic challenges and each of us can choose how we see and accept those challenges. Every one of us looks at them with unique perspectives and, for some, the demands seem overwhelming, almost paralyzing. For others, the daunting prospects are an adventure in time management and personal priorities. Most probably fall somewhere between.
Regardless of how we individually feel, what I find exceptional about this Full Sail journey is the willingness of my classmates to help me retain a positive outlook on this academic adventure. I have their support to thank for helping me this far. To use a concept from chapter 2: together we have all proved our distinction from others in perceiving within ourselves and each other the ability to transcend the trials of our journey and to help one another make it this far. None of us would have got this far if deep down we truly didn’t believe we could.
It is up to us to maintain a positive outlook, redefine any missteps as detours for improvements, and remember that the goal is in sight (come on May 7th!). Most importantly, we should keep in mind that we traverse the path, not on our own, but all together because, after all, we can grant ourselves an “A” and recognize that we have already graduated – now we just need to do the legwork to show it!
Posted by Donna Tracy at 11:36 PM 0 comments
I replied:
LaurieSH said...
Donna,
I couldn't agree more with what you said about the classmates and it not being a lonely jurney. I too, thought it would be a tolerable online, singular experience- and what an interesting surprise that it has been so much more than that. That we can share and learn, and take and give to each other seems strange to us, but probably because we're not "digital natives"; it will interest me to discover what sort of permanence our "classmate unity" prevails with over time. I'm hoping it lasts as long and as strongly as my reunionized highschool classmate friendships and endures.
March 3, 2010 4:18 PM
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