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I did a good job! :)
Posted on August 9th, 2006 No commentsI finally gave my presentation today, the sum of probably over 150 hours of hard work, staying up late at night, going home in the afternoons for 2-3 hr naps and then waking up to stay up through the next working day . . . all to create a 30 min presentation on Asian investment opportunities for a roomful of 15 people, many whom I met for the first time.
It was well received! Not only did I get a round of applause but I had people coming up to me afterwards talking to me (a lowly intern) and telling me to keep in touch with them. It was fun!
I guess I am trying to capture between yawns just why this feels so good so that I can hopefully feel more of it. I guess its a combination of exceeding my own expectations, bringing out the best in myself and delivering. That last word means a lot to me these days because it takes some imagination to be able to “envision” a goal but to actually execute it and overcome ones fears along the way . . . that’s a different matter altogether.
The critical thing is that I feel a sense of accomplishment, a sense that I did a good job in something I set my mind to. I didn’t need to do this in order to complete my job, it was totally my own initiative to ask for this research project, work as hard as I did and deliver the results at the end.
Of course, it helps that Dave and Ashish, both people I respect and admire (and am even intimidated by to some extent) complimented me as well as all of my mentors here supporting me along the way. Today I feel really fortunate to have met these wonderful people, proud to have done some hard work and surprised at myself in a good way that I was able to deliver the way I did. Best of all, this was REALLY FUN!!