Home Stretch!

Home stretch! Coming to the final couple days of my internship, I’ve found myself reflecting back on how I felt before commencing. I’d be lying if I said I was happy about compulsory unpaid work, particularly with an upcoming overseas holiday that I need to save for.

But then I cast my mind back to the end of last semester. I was in my Planning and Evaluation tutorial and there was a class discussion surrounding if we were ready to enter the workplace as PR graduates. The thought absolutely petrified me. Now, I have confidence. Not confidence that I know everything and I’m ready to be a PR superstar but confidence that I can adapt, learn and improve every day.

I’ve read a lot of posts about being thrown in the deep end. They say you either sink or swim. I believe it’s a matter of thought. I’ve chosen that no matter what, I will swim. Where there’s a will…there’s a way. I’ve woken up at insane hours of the morning to do a few hours of work for my family business to earn money before heading to my internship. I’ve been stressed. I’ve been exhausted. But here I am, at the end. It has been an invaluable experience and 20 days actually flew by!