Blog #8

Since, I admit, I completely forgot to do this blog entry yesterday, I will answer both of them :D

What characteristics and qualities do you see in the people at your internship that you'd like to develop in yourself?
There were a lot of qualities I liked that I've seen before. One of the things I would like to practice is risk-taking, for sure. After listening to Christine's story about success, it makes me think life does have it's risks and opportunities. I will probably go to college since.. I'm honestly chicken and wonder what will happen to my life then, but I think my life will have it's own challenges and risks I will have to take. One of them may be being laid off at a job I enjoy. Israel, the other person in the office in charge of the phones and booking, was actually laid off from a job he had. I think for anyone, there is always risk and what makes it a worthy experience is knowing how to deal with it properly and not do something like, "Well, a job will eventually come to me. For now, I have unemployment."

Another thing I would like to develop is social skills. I have a hard time with people who are too serious or solid about something. I know I am a productive worker and I can get things done, but environment is definitely something that affects me. If I'm in too much of a serious environment, I can't concentrate and it leads to to being unproductive. Being able to talk to different people is a quality that both Christine and Israel shared that I think is amazing because to be honest, if a client were to call me about something ridiculous I would be like, "Look, we didn't take anything. You lost it. That's it." I suppose it's because I have this pet peeve about blame and how people never like to take blame. Going on a tangent, I know. Nevertheless, the ability to communicate, whether it be with someone who is angry or someone speaking a completely different language, is a quality that I would love to develop and learn more about.

What new appreciations (for who? of what?) have you gained through internship that you did not have before? How did you develop these appreciations?
Ah, I actually did gain new appreciations for the cleaning business. I remember people like RANDY SCHERER kept making sarcastic remarks to me about my internship and I would hold my head going, "Oh gosh, this'll be a long month." Turns out, the cleaning business is definitely something to be proud of. Like how Christine survived the recession even though people told her her company would go out of business since "cleaning companies were the first to go". I admire her motivation to want to start her own business even if it comes with it's own risks. I think this takes risks to a whole nother' level. I do hope to learn more about how she handles the pressure and anxiety of being a small business owner.

Believe it or not, I have actually started to un-appreciate some things. The internet. Yes, I know what you're thinking, Audrey the all-the-time computer lover under appreciating the internet. I agree, it's more efficient then researching through books, but somehow, I feel a little bit more lazy. It's also bringing print out of business which must be disastrous. Luckily, I will be printing designs and T-Shirts in the future, hopefully that'll work out. By that time, I hope they don't start making hologram clothes or invisible coffee mugs because, I mean, who can compete with that? Anyway, I do hope that everyone starts getting on their computer. With everyone being on the computer so much, I highly doubt anyone would be called "Four-Eyes" anymore because of everyone that would be wearing glasses. I am going to love the future. Just a little, unless this economic downpour squishes me before I can make my national appearance.