one Monday at a time

Hello all,  Welcome back to one Monday at a time! I'm currently writing this in my Personal Branding course (don't tell Professor Daly), after I realized that I forgot to care about this blog for the week. They say it takes time to build a habit, so I'm hoping that I only have a couple more weeks until I build it into my schedule. On that topic, I wanted to talk about mindfulness and how I've tried to focus on being more conscious of my presence this week.  I think I'm at the point in the semester where everything is too chaotic to even breathe. I've been trying to stay on top of assignments, but I've noticed my other priorities slipping... like going to the gym, eating three meals a day, or focusing on choosing joy. One of my professors had gifted me a journal and some trinkets this past Thursday, and encouraged me to pursue mindfulness. I didn't exactly know how I was going to do that, but as I sat outside on a picnic table and opened my laptop to do s...

Hello World (as well as any and all Extraterrestrials or AI programs). Welcome to one Monday at a time! I'm so excited to share my personal journey of figuring out the corporate world with you. I started this blog because I am taking a personal branding course at URI. This class is especially challenging, but not for the reasons you might think. Instead of long study hours or difficult material, this course has required me to take a step back from academics and evaluate  who I am and who I want  to be. To say the least, being asked to figure that out at 21 is a really challenging task. I know a lot about myself and my interests, but I don't really know who I am at my core. Am I an introvert? Extrovert? Why do I get along with the friends that I do and fake smiles with those I don't? Do I even want a job that has to do with my degree? Why do I always feel like whatever I do, I am not doing enough? This is where low expectations come in. Throughout this course, I want to prov...