Its interesting how things change. Despite not feeling like much time has passed so much has changed since my last update. I have taken up running again! I forgot how much I missed it until I started doing it on a regular basis. I am entering the DC rock and roll half marathon in march 2012 and it will be the farthest I have ever run. I have IBM's incentives to thank for giving me the spark to get things started, but I feel like its going to be something I keep up even now that the incentive is gone.
I work has not been nearly as rewarding as I hoped it would. There are many things that are not as fast paced as I was led to believe in college and "entry level positions" are pretty much the same: not enough experience to be trusted with anything important. So in May of last year I decided I was going to go to grad school and business school seemed like the best way to go for that. I started studying for the GMAT immediately. I finally decided that I was ready in August and despite my bad scores, got accepted into Penn States iMBA program. As I am writing this I am in the orientation for it and despite how intense this program is going to be while working, I have high hopes for getting to be positively challenged in ways that will be helpful to my career. I have gone through more challenges than I ever imagined possible in 2011 and it has been on all accounts, the most challenging year of my life.
So, wish me luck! It might be another year or so before I post again, but one thing that seems to be an improvement is that I am no longer afraid. I might not have control of every aspect of my life, but I do have control of some, and that is enough.
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