"There is no substitute for hard work." -Thomas Edison
I feel like if Thomas Edison talked about hard work, he's probably right. After all, didn't he try over 1,000 ways to make a lightbulb before he got it right? Yeah. That's hard work and a whole lot of perseverance.
I'm starting my third week as an intern with CJRW (no it's not a law firm) and I'm soaking up every minute. It's been so interesting to see the ins and outs of agency life and all the details that go into working with clients to get them what they want and need. At times it's been overwhelming. The learning curve is certainly a doozy- but it's also been so great to feel like I'm learning. Slowly but surely, but learning all the same. Who am I to complain? After all, Rome wasn't built in a day! Great things take time. Either way, the experiences I've been a part of since starting have really been invaluable. This internship is hands on work experience and field trips. I mean... who doesn't love a good field trip? I think my college professors could take a lesson from CJRW. I also am not hating this 8-5 life or the morning commute (I know, give me a few months of it and I'll be over it). I feel like a big kid finally with my life in order, drinking my daily cup of coffee on my morning commute. My fellow interns are all great too- there's 8 of us and all of us get along really well. Unfortunately I'm all alone on the first floor, so I miss out on some bonding time with them up on the fourth, but we get time to hang out during trips. I have super understanding co-workers and they all really want to help me learn and experience the media planning life. I'm not gonna say every day has been some monumental day, but I learn something new every single day.
I feel like through this whole experience God is teaching me a lot about being faithful and patient- faithful in the tasks that he has given me right here and right now, and patient on him and his direction. I have three more weeks after this and who knows what the next step will be. I've come to this place of being content with waiting and not knowing (well, as content as you can be). I've also come to a place of contentment in being okay wherever and into whatever position God calls me to. My plans are obviously not his plans, and that is fine by me. He's obviously got it worked out so all I have to do is be faithful in what he's given me, work hard and gain as much from this experience as I can. As much as I want to jump right into the sports industry and do what (I think) is my "dream job," there is something to be said about working hard in maybe the more "mundane" places in order to be prepared for the next step in your life. Just because it's not glamorous doesn't mean it's not worthwhile and fulfilling. Honestly though, this is a glamorous job. There are so many people who would kill to be here, at my desk, experiencing these things. I am so lucky that God blessed me with a paid internship in a city where I had some friends, my family and a place to stay for free. He definitely provides in big ways. It's all about perspective. If I looked at it as "it's not my dream job in the NFL" I could be doing anything and hating it. But if I choose to look at it as just a step, experience to shape me and bring me to the next step, my outlook gets a whole lot more positive.
Anyway, I suppose I should see if they're ready to give me my daily assignments!
Back to work for this girl,
Jackie.
