Official Start Time: 12:20 am
Date: 10/7/08
Official End Time: 1:48 am
So today I felt that I should reflect on some of the positive things I have currently in my life and why all these things make going on everyday that much sweeter.
Since sophomore year I have been fortunate to meet a lot of great people and do a lot of great things. I have grown closer to the friends I already have and the friends I have made since then. With each endeavor I have evolved as a person and smile everytime I look back at my past encounters. Of course there were brick walls along the way that made me wish I had done things differently, but fate is something you cannot control. The things that happened happened for a reason and should leave us with a new understanding of what to do different the next time.
I remember the year I spent doing the ITR&D course and all the hard work I did for my class. The long hours all paid off in the end when we took the elevator up to the expo hall. There were 13 of us in that small elevator and we were ecstatic. The bond we shared as a team and the cheer we gave before we embarked the CT Expo was enough for me to do the work all over again and see that bond between such a diverse group of friends. Since then my classmate and I have a new understanding for who we are and what opportunities lay ahead for us. I learned through that experience and future experiences that it is all about the big picture. That our opinions should not get in the way of the production of something great. We are all capable of revolutionizing the world in front us, but not without the help of others.
The work I did and have done for Education Connection is another feat that I feel took a lot of determination and motivation. Getting the job was simply a matter of contacting someone with an idea that I thought would be great if they could help me bring to life. I never really expected a response; it was more of a suggestion. The course of events that soon came to follow is what made me realize how much I love the job I have at Education Connection. My colleagues were a group of educators and visionaries that saw the dynamic world we have in front of us the same way I do. They taught me that having an idea isn't enough; that results are what matters. The follow through and time we put into making sure these ideas come to life is where we prove how much we care.
China of course was another major milestone that made me the man I am today. China was a real wake up call. It gave me a taste of the opportunities that life has to over. It allowed me to see the culture of such a rich group of people and experience something that few Westerners ever have the chance to experience. It also gave me some brick walls that I needed to hit face-first if I wanted to do something great and wonderful. Looking back at all the things that went well and all the things I wish could have went better, I was able to realize some major changes I have to make about myself if I want to even make it to the future.
(I'll list these points with some in depth reason in a future entry . . . probably in the progress report for this month)
Overall life has been pretty good to me thus far. I wake up everyday, excited to see what adventures await. Sure there are moments where I might get sad, angry, and regret decision that I have made in the past but I must live in the present. Life has always been tough, but that isn't enough of a reason to look at it in such a pessimistic way. We should embrace the things we have and work together to make life even better.
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
Date: 10/7/08
Official End Time: 1:48 am
So today I felt that I should reflect on some of the positive things I have currently in my life and why all these things make going on everyday that much sweeter.
Since sophomore year I have been fortunate to meet a lot of great people and do a lot of great things. I have grown closer to the friends I already have and the friends I have made since then. With each endeavor I have evolved as a person and smile everytime I look back at my past encounters. Of course there were brick walls along the way that made me wish I had done things differently, but fate is something you cannot control. The things that happened happened for a reason and should leave us with a new understanding of what to do different the next time.
I remember the year I spent doing the ITR&D course and all the hard work I did for my class. The long hours all paid off in the end when we took the elevator up to the expo hall. There were 13 of us in that small elevator and we were ecstatic. The bond we shared as a team and the cheer we gave before we embarked the CT Expo was enough for me to do the work all over again and see that bond between such a diverse group of friends. Since then my classmate and I have a new understanding for who we are and what opportunities lay ahead for us. I learned through that experience and future experiences that it is all about the big picture. That our opinions should not get in the way of the production of something great. We are all capable of revolutionizing the world in front us, but not without the help of others.
The work I did and have done for Education Connection is another feat that I feel took a lot of determination and motivation. Getting the job was simply a matter of contacting someone with an idea that I thought would be great if they could help me bring to life. I never really expected a response; it was more of a suggestion. The course of events that soon came to follow is what made me realize how much I love the job I have at Education Connection. My colleagues were a group of educators and visionaries that saw the dynamic world we have in front of us the same way I do. They taught me that having an idea isn't enough; that results are what matters. The follow through and time we put into making sure these ideas come to life is where we prove how much we care.
China of course was another major milestone that made me the man I am today. China was a real wake up call. It gave me a taste of the opportunities that life has to over. It allowed me to see the culture of such a rich group of people and experience something that few Westerners ever have the chance to experience. It also gave me some brick walls that I needed to hit face-first if I wanted to do something great and wonderful. Looking back at all the things that went well and all the things I wish could have went better, I was able to realize some major changes I have to make about myself if I want to even make it to the future.
(I'll list these points with some in depth reason in a future entry . . . probably in the progress report for this month)
Overall life has been pretty good to me thus far. I wake up everyday, excited to see what adventures await. Sure there are moments where I might get sad, angry, and regret decision that I have made in the past but I must live in the present. Life has always been tough, but that isn't enough of a reason to look at it in such a pessimistic way. We should embrace the things we have and work together to make life even better.
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
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