Catch-up

I'm getting into this whole thing about a year behind.

I had some idea that PR was my desired path of study, but I had gotten distracted by journalism graphics. True to form, a shiny, colorful object distracted me and let me get off track. True, I picked up some valuable, immeasurably important lessons in J-Graph, but it was not to be. PR attracted me like a moth for reasons that probably won't be fully revealed until I approach the Bema. The interaction with people, the desire to communicate for a living, a love of accomplishment and other factors all led me to fully embrace this crazy world.

Problem is - I'm currently in PRSSA and Cardinal Communications, which is great. It seems, though, that everyone has a head start on me. Which is accurate: they've been doing this a lot longer than I have (relatively). I feel the need to get to their level.

I'm a sucker for tradition: that's why I'm so loyal to my HS band, to PMA and to Ball State: those places have installed in me a great respect for the traditions they have built and want to carry on through their works.

Ball State carries itself just like my fraternity and my other loyalties to - not with a swagger, but with a firm confidence built on the shoulders of those before it. It isn't perfect, but it is experienced and knows exactly what it needs to continue to be the best.

I constantly feel the need to rise up to reach the level of the program. Is that accurate? Maybe, maybe not, but it's how I've conditioned myself. I join something that I have great respect for, bask in the glory of it for a while, and then work my tail off trying to maintain the luster that made me crave the organization/ideal in the first place.

It's how I work. If that's a good way, I hope it stays like that forever. If it isn't, I hope I can change it as quickly as possible.

Tuning to a different frequency

It seems that it takes me fully getting involved in something to realize whether or not the activity or focus is right for me. Now that I'm fully involved in public relations, the feeling of belonging is, for the first time, genuine. I'm not just attached to one a facet of the world of PR, but the entire industry. The people, the ideas, the work and the results all seriously intrigue me.

This blog will be for my thoughts/questions/ideas/rants on or about public relations.

Doubt it'll be read much, but I tend to work better when I can vent into a black void of space.