Jan 27, 2009 02:57
I have been thinking a lot lately about the ups and downs of being an RA. Getting the position was lucky for me. I wasn't a first pick, meaning that other were in line for the position before me. Having no mentionable work experience I was fearful when I actually got the job.
One of the biggest challenges has been confrontation. I was never one to get myself into those situations and prefer to think of myself as a go with the flow kind of guy. That all went down the drain when I signed the dotted line, giving my soul to the school and began living in a fish bowl.
With this 360 display, I questioned and changed my morals and beliefs because having flabby morals and beliefs in this world would have gotten me nowhere. So, I cemented everything I knew in place. Having these constants in my life made the actual confrontational part much easier.
Even today, I realize that being sure of myself helps me to be a better role model and it definitely helps when I need to kick ass and take names.
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