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zofromuxo:
Tuesday, 05/09/2017 (You reap what you sow or something like that)
I love having a designated off day... i can do whatever I want in this case being research for my report.
I have this terrible habit where work can not be done in my house . I blame the mechanisms of habit creation.
I went to my local library and went off into doing 50 minutes, focused study sessions with 10 minutes breaks. It is like a Podomoro technique, but putting my own flair on it.
After 3 sessions, I then decided to head on over for some lunch at the local cafe. Where I saw some worker getting roasted and creamed over washing hand by a council officer.. needless to say I'm not returning there. I got a Parma Rama : A toasted sanga with ham, chicken parma, cheese, tomato sauce. It was alright.
I then was going to work on my elevator pitch for an upcoming network event, but proceeded to launch into a 50 minute rant on the why is university the norm post.. Good use of time.. I then had to leave to take the bus home and proceeded to get battered by cold winds and rain because winter is still on and it isn't spring yet :/ I love Melbourne's weather, 10/10..
Anyway, sorry for the late post. I will try to hopefully get these out on the day by next week, as i'm out and about in the late hours for the remainder of this week.
zofromuxo:
Wednesday, 06/09/2017 (Networking events the death of a university student)
2 days before getting shrekt
So I saw a networking event on my university's job website and I thought oh looks interesting, oh the co-founder of Smiling Mind is going to be there, I can learn the origins about it. Only $30, people under 35 looking to start their careers and wanting to be future leaders. Seems legit, give me a ticket.
The day of getting shrekt and going through Hello darkness, my old friend .
I'm walking towards the event feeling good, I’m going to make some connections and learn about some industries and best of all there is going to be some serious university students.
Suss alert #1 : It was held in a prestigious looking lawyer building, oh it did say it would be held in a lawyer building, probably to vet out all the non-serious university kids.
I take the lift and getting out of that lift, my social anxiety kicks in, loss of confidence and wondering how to get out without anyone noticing.
Suits, Lawyers, 25 year olds, no university students, corporate.... oh shit, fuck me. I don't belong here.... my heart dies on me, I feel numb, I become passive, i'm sweating and mom's spaghetti won't save me even if I had it... what do I do?
I get an orange juice and talk with a Chinese business-women, who is equally awkward about networking with these lawyers and corporate workers. We discuss about university, being an Asian means doing accounting, law and health. I fumble my words a little, I feel too awkward. I can read that she does as well and leaves to talk to two workers from a clean energy policy firm.
I'm now left to dry and even worse there is more people and I’m just leaning on a table trying to look cool and just observing the nuances of Professional networking in the corporate world . The Chinese business-lady ushers me in and I end up connecting with the two workers from the energy firm. We discuss Tesla and the South Australia deal, what they do, their distaste for all the complicated jargon of their industry and ask about my degree. I joke about making some maps for their company and then a mindfulness representative swoops in on the female worker and the male worker talks to an AGL representative. I'm left alone again, I then decide to take all the canapes I can because I paid $30, I may as well enjoy all the food I can never eat again.
The panel talks start, I sit alone because I'm intimidated by these people. The panel topic was about mindfulness and resilience in the workplace... yep I don't belong here.
The panel event is alright, I learn some interesting things from the co-founder of Smiling Mind on starting the company and the other panellist gives applicable advice on how to manage the stigma of mental illness.
Afterwards, I sit there and think about maybe I should leave now. I have had loss and staying any longer will not give me a return, you’re just indulging in the sunked cost fallacy . I'm grateful, I don't leave why? I end up talking to one of the committee members who works as a lawyer at the host's building, we talk about him migrating to Australia, learn about the networks, I learn about law and he also praises me for having the guts to come.
Then two female workers for a private health insurance firm for the defence force come over, one of them is a RMIT student and we just discuss about it and I also learn about their company. I thanked them on the work their doing as I know a few war vets that love what them and companies do.
I then leave with the female workers and the workers from the energy policy firm earlier and end up getting ask for a LinkedIn ( If you don’t have this, you’re a fool, get it and add me :D ) connection by the female worker from the energy policy firm.
So yeah. This was a positive experience in the end, at the start it was terrible and nerve-wrecking. But I'm grateful I stayed, would I recommend someone to do this event?
No, I got lucky with some of the attendees. I only talked to 5 of them out of the 45-50 attendees that went to this event .
PS: If you want a full break-down of this event and everything I went through, reply below…
#Edit: Now with improve readability
zofromuxo:
Friday, 08/09/2017, (” You’re Gonna Carry That Weight”. )
Sometimes the stress just gets to you, no matter what you do.
zofromuxo:
Sunday, 10/09/2017, (Discipline not Motivation drives you)
Sorry for the late updates, I have been busy doing my research essay on crime mapping and finishing assignments like a madman.
So far, the research stage of my essay is done and now I need to get writing to it, I hope I can write something coherent in 1,000 words (Why is this limit a thing :/).
Physical modelling is kicking my ass and I’m mostly likely not going to finish Topic 6 this week :(.
I’m also still frustrated over helping a fellow classmate for one of my class and as a result they got a higher mark then me. I’m so livid over it. I’m currently waiting for the work to come back so we can compare. I mean how does that even happen…
Yeah, I’m mad and frustrated from sad and stressed as detailed in my last entry.
But that’s a good thing because now I can channel it into my university work and stay disciplined to get it done.
I’m also frequenting the forums a lot more and posting a lot, which could be good or bad. I’m unsure to be honest, I might slow down depending what people do with my “advice”.
I’m also still trying to figure the mystery of the HSC moderator’s profile pictures, there has to be a correlation between their photos and being a moderator. I will find the answer to this no matter what it takes.
Natasha.97:
--- Quote from: zofromuxo on September 10, 2017, 10:05:22 pm ---I'm also still trying to figure the mystery of the HSC moderator’s profile pictures, there has to be a correlation between their photos and being a moderator. I will find the answer to this no matter what it takes.
--- End quote ---
It's just a coincidence... ;)
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