Seeking Discomfort

While the Artemis II launch has nothing to do with my internship opportunity it felt right to use them as a connection, becuase they surely know that this mission will be an achivement for human kind but are problably still extremeley nervous and scared, but thats how growth occurs!

So for this blog post, I am doing somewhat of a journal thing because I feel nervous about a new opportunity, and I think this would be a good way to deal with those emotions. So after the advisory board presentation, I had a conversation with Ms. Mosgofian about how I automated my income statement, and she offered to help me find new ways to really use my skills. This led to her offering me an internship. As of Monday, we had our first meeting, and it was really amazing to talk to her about the work I've done and also about the connections she has locally, along with some ideas she has to help me explore my interest in industrial engineering while helping out the local community. As of now, I am working on a proposal of my skills to local businesses with the help of Ms. Mosgofian. The idea is for me to have some meetings with some local businesses she has connections with, and hear out the problems they have and for me to use my resources and creativity to offer solutions and ways to optimize systems (industrial engineering). 

I am really excited for this new opportunity, but after the meeting, I had a feeling of doubt in me. It's not something necessarily new, but this time the feeling is stronger because this is real life application of my skills, with much more at stake. I don't think it's healthy if I avoid and lie to myself about the emotions, but rather, I'm going to keep reminding myself about how the times I have grown have not been the times when I am super happy or confident, but rather when I feel nervous and doubtful. One quote that is simple but yet really powerful that I like is “seek discomfort”, as growth happens from the learning we don't yet know!