A Little Dose of Reality, A Minor Setback, Keep Looking Ahead

Today is the day that summer does officially end for me as I am returning to my college courses starting today.  The real topic of this particular blog post, however, is not about me starting another year of college courses.  Today's topic is about my employment.  As I have talked about in my last couple of blog posts, I worked this summer for the Brainerd School District with the Fun-N-Friends program.  By far the best decision I have made in a very long time.  As I have mentioned before as well, my time with Fun-N-Friends is not over.  Instead, it is on hold for now.

Recently, I applied for a position with the Brainerd School District as a Behavior Management Specialist.  I was granted an interview, which I had this past Monday.  I was very excited about this interview and confident that I carried the skill set that would have been necessary to lead to a job offer.  Unfortunately, I was not offered the position.  There were so many positives that would have come for me by landing that job and that is why I was extremely hopeful on getting it.  I am not going to lie here, I was very upset when I received the news that I was not going to get it.  This was somewhat of a new situation for me as I have been lucky to have a high level of success when interviewing.  I also felt this position that I was going for was kind of that type of position that I had been working hard for many years for.  I also was a bit frustrated with myself for not getting the job as I tend to be hard on myself when a goal is not reached.  This means that I will be returning to Onamia for the 2015-2016 school year at Mille Lacs Academy School.

Yesterday, I met with the new principal of Mille Lacs Academy School.  It was a very good conversation.  I was honest about my opportunity that I attempted to get and I also informed her that even though I was disappointed about not getting that opportunity with Brainerd, I was coming into the school year more re-energized than I may have ever been since I began my journey with Mille Lacs Academy School.

The message that I want to send in this blog post is that, despite being knocked down by not getting the position I was hoping for with Brainerd Schools, my summer was still fantastic.  I learned a lot about myself this summer.  I also met some very good people, and even some great people this summer, which made a permanent positive impact on me.  That is something that I will not forget.  I also am more healthy after this past summer and that has set my sights on continuing to improve my personal goal of being more healthy and more active.  I will continue to pursue opportunities that come my way, and I will continue to help and work at Fun-N-Friends during my breaks and off days from Onamia.

#lookforwardstaypositive