Before I begin this posts let's take look back to my goals stated on the first blog post:
1.) Understanding what the differences will be when using the sustainable management framework for a government entity compared to a private entity.
2.) Understand why and what makes it so challenging for government agencies to be proactive and taking action on tomorrow.
3.) My final goal is to enjoy this process. Although frustration, fear, anxiety, angst and who knows what else will occur, I will remind myself I am doing this for ME.
I think one of my biggest take aways from this internship in addition to reflecting on my goals, is that everything is a process rather then achieving end results.
These first 2 of these goals correlated really well with my Senior Capstone Project which I did on the agency I did my internship with. Although I do not have a concrete understanding of these topics, I have abstract comprehension of reasons why these are. I would like to further my education and knowledge and actually test some hypothesis I have. These are great things to keep in mind while I continue my work in public administration. I've learned a lot simply by being exposed to the day to day tasks as well as being involved with some disruptive changes.
My third goal took me a little while to adopt but I do think I have gotten better at taking a step back to enjoy the ride. Sometimes I am so future oriented on "what's next" I do not stop to enjoy what I am learning right now and reflecting on it. This became very important for me to do to keep the stress levels down. I wish I would have done it sooner!
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