Back in the Saddle, Again!

One of the things I learned this week is that you can’t just give up when things get tough. I remember reading once that it doesn’t take a whole lot of grit to survive adversity. An armadillo can ball up, allow his armor to absorb the worst of it, and roll out later none the worse for wear. Sure, he can do this.

However, what will be his response to such adversity forever after? Ball up, let it have it’s way, limp off after. When will he ever learn to overcome? To fight back? To swinging his way through the adversity, soldiering on, to conquer and become victorious? When if ever, will he learn anything and reach his potential?

This class has been extra tough for me due to my work schedule. I work, on average, a 65+ hour week with constant travel. Last week alone I left my home in Tampa, FL to work two days in Omaha, NE and then straight to Tucson, AZ for a week. I worked over 77 hours in that 7-day span and still had schoolwork and the opening of my own business to contend with, remotely, all in the same week.

I wanted to drop a class. I wanted to say, “I’m doing all I can, it’s too much.” But, I know this isn’t true. I can do more. I can sacrifice more sleep. I can take my laptop into the toilet if need be. I can conquer. So to the sad armadillo, I say, “Hey, if you’re not gonna use that tray table, can I put my textbook on it? I need to write a book report on this flight for my Business class? I will not give up. I will not drop a class to make things easier. I will soldier on, dig deep, and find a way. If I can’t hack it now when things are just inconvenient, what will I do when the chips are down and quitting isn’t an option?

I’ll win. Because I’m back in the saddle, again!

The First Step of My Long Journey

     And so it begins...

     I'm not sure I'm really going to do well at this particular assignment. I'm really chatty verbally but when writing I'm far more frugal with my words. It's not because I can't communicate, it's just that the written word is not my preferred medium. Writing robs me of the physical side of my communication. Alas, this is for a grade so "up" I shall suck it. 

     I'm supposed to begin by choosing an indexing methodology for these entries. I'll file this one under "Philosophy". As far as the other categorical entry points, they'll have to be what they are. Here goes:

Lessons Learned

1. Blogging, by and large, is an act of hubris and self aggrandizement. Therefore this will be merely journaling. Journaling is a word I must add to the blog dictionary as it has not made it to the mainstream dictionary services as yet.

2. I'm going to enjoy this class. It seems it's largely going to be exposing us to the feedback and wisdom of titans of entrepreneurship and allowing us to glean from their experiences all the wisdom we can. Wonderful idea.

Lessons Unlearned 

1. I need to understand better the accounting side of running a business. I'm glad there will be classes on that material as I progress through my degree. Lord willing they won't come too late to be a benefit in my current endeavors.

2. I'm still not sure I'm doing this right. The introductory paper was rather vague and could have done well with a sample entry to serve as a template. Likewise, I do not understand what tagging is and how to apply it here. I have a loose understanding. I'm sure it's "googleable".

Reference and Categorization 

I'll file this entry under philosophy as soon as Google and YouTube explain how that is done. You can learn nearly anything and everything from Google and YouTube.