A lot of big things happened at Queen’s this year- donations, new buildings, the revitalization of old buildings, and more. The Queen’s Gazette has captured these events well in it’s recent year-in-review. But to me, it’s not the buildings or…
Category: Reflection & Goal Setting
Life doesn’t always happen the way you’d expect. Life doesn’t ever happen the way you’d expect. When I wrote my last update, the year was half over, and I was hoping that I could regroup for the next six months….
Whenever it occurs to me that something is halfway over, I can’t help but think: “ohhh, we’re halfway there, oh, oh…” Every. Single. Time. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwk] More practically, whenever a year is halfway over (and surprise! It is.), I can’t…
Last month, I fired myself after determining that I had made limited progress towards any of my goals. After sharing the post online, an internet friend of mine commented that I may actually be doing more than I’m giving myself…
Our summer student staff started in the office this week, so a lot of my time has been dedicated to training. We’ve talked about our office in general, about office culture and expectations, and about their specific programs. We’ve also…
March was a month that had a lot going on. I headed to Montreal for 5 days for the ACPA conference. I interviewed dozens of students for what seemed like dozens of different positions. I headed to Boston for 5…
I discovered an unwritten rule this month: if you’re writing a post about goal setting in February, somewhere in the post, you must mention that most people have failed at their New Year’s Resolutions by now. I’ve also developed my…
While I didn’t even come close to working towards all of my 2016 goals, I’m very, very satisfied with my January- and there’s 11 more months for the rest of it! I’m on my way to 5K- I’ve reached the…
If I ever had any self-control (and I like to think I did), I lost it last fall. I’ve never been one to hand in assignments late, but for the entire month of November, I don’t think I submitted anything…
Every year when I sit down to plan out my goals for the upcoming year, I have a feeling of déjà vu. I often feel like my goals for the upcoming year are very similar to the goals I set…