The crossroads

So I've made it. Half way through the academic year and really starting to get a hold of this animal known as PR. Although I do feel like I’ve gotten a grip I know there is still a lot of work to be done. I’ve come to realize that in order to be successful I really have to start managing my time better. This has always been a problem of mine, and I guess recognizing the problem is always the first step. I have found that making physical lists of what I want to do in a day helps in a noticeable way. The things with starting and working towards and finishing a goal like this is that there is always the inevitable anxiety that comes with trying to find that first job , that I almost always feel under qualified to work at anyways . So, arguably the most treacherous part of this journey is just around the next bend. Even though I feel overwhelmed to actually go out and attempt a big boy job, I honestly have this excited voice in the back of my head telling me to push on and that I might actually be able to pull of this miracle. In keeping in tune with  my travel analogy I will adopt a phrase I’ve heard many times in the past but (17)has remained elusive to my life until now , but I guess you could say until now I had trouble seeing the forest for the trees . It’s the nuance of the individual working parts of this career that I find almost musical. All aspects of this career field seem to accentuate each other, they feed off of and also maintain each other in a strong PR plan. The trick now for me is taking all I've learned and all I will learn in the rest of this year to make me the best PR practitioner I can be. I will need to learn to maneuver the path as the hills role my way. Regardless of what the next 5 months will send my way I feel like I am ready for it. Maybe it’s time I stop following a path at all. Maybe instead I should make my own path and lead the way for others that get lost.