Being at college has really opened up my eyes to who I am. I’ve gotten to know my strengths, and I’ve
definitely gotten more familiar with my weaknesses. I think that living on my
own now, and being responsible for just myself is a huge part of that growing.
These past couple of weeks, I’ve gone through numerous job
interviews all whilst I’ve just been talking about myself, and why I would make
a great leader for the position.
Almost every interview I was asked what my greatest weakness
was. I found that talking about my greatest weakness actually made me more
aware of it…and it kind of surprised me.
In just six months of being at college, I have found out
just how extraverted I
am. I’ve always loved being around people, and I’ve always loved long, deep
conversations, but I’ve never realized how much energy I get from being around
people. There’s a lot of times when I come back from a long day of classes, and
I don’t even go to my room first to set my stuff down. I head straight to my
friend’s rooms to hear about how their day was, and then continue to exchange
conversation and of course, laughter. Sometimes those conversations carry on until 5am on a Saturday night and then you forget to set your alarm...and sleep through church the next day. Opps. Sorry mama.
However, aside from learning just how extraverted I can be,
I’ve also learned that in college, you do need your “you” time. It can be exhausting
constantly being around people and always being on the run to something next. I’ve
tried to be a lot more intentional of not always being in people’s rooms or in
the hallway and just setting aside time for myself to be alone and to
concentrate on what needs to be done that day. Living in a community means that
you don’t always need to be in the center of the community! And I am starting
to get the hang of it…
Talk to you tomorrow,
Marisa
Xo
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