If you're friends with me on Facebook, first of all- I'm sorry. I tend to post a lot, usually it's meaningless stuff that only I care about, but sometimes I like to think that I do something constructive with my social media outlet of choice. But second of all, my online acquaintances might know that I've been dealing with a struggle of patience lately. I'll be the first to admit that I'm a control freak- a trait I've been working hard to improve on this summer- I get really nervous when a situation is out of my hands.
For the past couple weeks there has been a situation which is completely out of my hands, but I care about as much as anything. A tough combination if I've ever heard one. But you know me, I always try to make the most of tough situations, learn from it, and then blog about it.
So what's the sports journalist's interpretation of learning patience and dealing with difficulty you can do nothing about?
When (if?) I graduate college, I am going to do everything I can to secure a good job in this field. I'll write my tail off and always do the best I can, just like I'm doing now. But to a certain extent, it's not all up to me. Hard work, dedication, talent, and creativity only go so far. Getting a good job as a sports writer takes two very important and uncontrollable things: connections and luck. If I don't learn this lesson now, then waiting and hoping and praying for that gig at Sports Illustrated at 21 years old will be even more frustrating. Especially if I don't get it.
So what can I learn from these last two weeks? Not everything is up to me. Some situations are simply out of my control. What should I do in those instances?
That, my Facebook friends, is a blogpost for another day.
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