Don't be afraid going alone.

Since reaching the half way point in my placement, the stress is kicking in.

For the first time since starting my internship I have been left to work on my own on the newsletter. My supervisor and I worked on the first newsletter back in September and wrote it together. As for the October newsletter I was given the stories to write up and told to try and write it up as best as I can. This was a major step in the progression of my professional career, proving myself worthy of the position and proving to myself that I do know what I am doing.

After many years of learning how to write in a professional capacity, my immediate fears of 'do i actually know what I am doing,' or 'do I know how to write this,' definitely kicked in. I had done this before many times and just had to recall on my university knowledge and experience. And although not being the most fabulous piece I had ever written, I was proud of myself for showing that I could do projects on my own.

This newsletter was a minor step in being able to fully trust and believe in myself– something they don't teach us at university, its a life lesson that can only be learnt once we have experienced and realised the benefit of it. Trust in yourself is, most importantly, a core value in which everyone should envisage in themselves reach the potential you believe is right for you.

Be true to yourself.

Ellie