Sunday, November 30, 2008

The pressure is building as we first years enter our final week of classes. After a tough few weeks followed by the short Thanksgiving break, this week may be one the toughest yet. With four days of class and two important core assignments due this week, next weeks final exams are very much upon us. This week will be all about time management and for me will mean very early mornings and relatively long nights. I tend to be a morning person and so my days typically start well before dawn (usually around 4 or 5am). With classes, study time, briefings, career workshops, mentoring, club meetings, team meetings, and spending time with my dog, my days are full of activities. But usually by midnight I begin to wind down or even a little earlier during slower weeks.

With finals next week, however, it is all systems go and no rest for the weary. Strangely, as it turns out, I tend to enjoy crunch times like this. Given short deadlines and high volumes of work I enjoy finding new stores of energy that help me increase my performance and further expand my potential. It is moments like these that I chose JGSM and moments like these that will be the most memorable of my experience. I was glad to have enjoyed my family and eaten plenty of turkey during the Thanksgiving holiday. Now it is time to stand and deliver yet once again. Though, soon enough the core will finally be over for the class of 2010. What is more, however, is that this is only the beginning. Next stop on the JGSM express; Immersions.