Self-motivation: Daina

It's always easy when you have someone else delegating work to you, but what happens when you're given almost complete creative freedom or your supervisor is out of town and trusts that you will be productive? I spent about two weeks designing an eight-page newsletter that will circulate to about 16 countries! Talk about pressure. I'm used to my simple Perspectives Loquitur pages, but eight pages of newsletter was intense. We had planning meetings to discuss the content and targeted audience, and the higher powers made plenty of suggestions, but I was ultimately depended upon to create something amazing from a few pictures, missioner reflections, some other materials, and a news article that I wrote, and keep my fingers crossed that everyone liked it. Instead of running to my boss every time I wasn't sure, I had to instead, push through, make crucial decisions and produce a quality media material...and that is how I spent my spring break!!! Then I learned that my supervisor would be away for an entire week. With no one to go to for direction in my work, the secretary and I worked together to make the most of our time. I worked on office tasks, but I also stepped back and looked at the bigger picture. I was able to get some very important, but time consuming tasks out of the way so that when my boss returned we could jump right back on track. We, as students, don't go to Cabrini to learn how to be work horses. Along with our education, we have received and practiced the ability to be creative thinkers and self-motivators. We will be the supervisors and bosses someday, and the ability to be creative and productive thinkers is and always will be imperative to our success.