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.