I'm a junior at High Point University and I'm starting a blog. I don't know what I'm going to write about, but I'm just going to wing it and see what happens.
I'm currently down in Florida participating in an internship for the Walt Disney Company. I'm enjoying myself quite a bit, but I wish there was more time to meet people. If I'm not working, I'm sleeping, which makes it hard to be social.
I'm missing my friends and family and home itself, but I am very proud of myself for transitioning so well to living so far away from home. I've always thought of myself as a homebody, but the more I'm away from home, the more I'm comfortable being away and the more confident I feel in myself. So confident in fact, that I find myself with a passionate desire to study abroad. I don't even know if I can, but if I have the chance, I'm going to take it. Travel just seems so enticing right now. Going out on my own and figuring out what I want to do with the rest of my life. Exploring on my own, learning and adapting to another culture. Sounds romantic I know, but it's what I'm feeling right now. We'll see, I'll talk to my adviser about it and we'll go from there I guess.
But back to the present, I'm really enjoying working with Disney. I love the fact that my normal routine of being courteous and respectful is the expected norm for cast members. Some have to put on 'happy faces' and 'fake it for 8 hours,' while I go to work and act as I normally do and have no problems at all. This might come off as a bit facetious, but it's who I am. I love to be happy and positive. I also love to serve others, and this job is helping me do all of these things, while making some money. Pretty good deal right? I think so.
I've noticed that the people who are higher up in the company like the managers and such generally put out a positive personality. It's those who are in the back offices pushing papers and 'organizing' that have the bad attitudes. I can't blame them for being frustrated with their jobs, but I feel as though the attitude has a lot to do with their situations. I'm still observing, but attitude helps those who want to be higher up in the company, get higher up in the company. If those who want better roles just complain and are negative all the time, they will not advance any further. But if those same people are actively involved in the company, volunteer, take classes, show that they are working hard at their current position, and are up-beat and positive, I feel that it betters their chances of becoming who and what they want to be. If the right attitude is being applied, you can achieve your goals at Disney. These may be the ramblings of a hopeful college student, but I like to believe they have some inkling of truth in them.
That's all for now, I need to get some sleep. It's late, I'm tired, and I work tomorrow. Goodnight.
