1st Semester of Sophmore Year

It's my second year at UT, my first time living off campus, and my first time being a business student. A lot has happened within the first month and a half. I guess I'll try to explain some things.

Living off campus has been such a great experience. It feels good to be able to cook my own food; however, there are many times when I have no time to cook because of school work. My roommates are great. Our place is calm and quiet, and it's a place I can actually call home. These are just a few of the many blessings I have here.

This semester, I successfully transferred into McCombs. It's really great and awesome that I am able to be a part of such a prestigious school, but there are a lot of responsibilities you are expected to fulfill. Starting this semester, I was so ready to take business classes and succeed in working my best; however, the workload slowly started piling. 

McCombs is widely known and highly looked upon. But the school doesn't have this reputation for nothing. This school throws you into the real world as soon as declare yourself a business student. This was a bit overwhelming for me, at first. There are all these expectations you are supposed to fill: getting an internship, studying abroad, joining business organizations, etc.

So this got me thinking, "I don't think I'm ready for the real world. Actually, I don't want to grow up just yet." I wanted to still be able to play and not think or worry about these things. But of course that wasn't an option. All I could do was man up and plow through it, which is what I did. I joined a business organization, I applied for a committee position, and I entered a business case competition. All my worries started to disappear and I began to meet a lot of people and start my "networking" with others. And now, I'm in a business org. and ended up winning the PwC case competition.

But here's what I came to realize after watching this video.

I'm finding myself getting caught up in all these little things: doing homework, going to business meetings, joining business events, etc. I took a step back to see what I'm doing and where it's going. I don't wanna be like the typical business person who gets caught up doing all these things because people tell me to do it. Doing all these little things will cause you to lose sight of what you're doing and where your direction in life is going. I want to do things that will let me be able to go in the right direction in glorifying God. I don't want to live a life where I ONLY drive a nice car, eat a nice restaurants, and buy things. That accomplishes nothing. I want to become an asset for others and, more importantly, for God.

So I'm going to try and always remember what I'm doing and how it's going to help me glorify God. If it can't help me grow and develop in the right way, then I need to remember to forget it, even though it may be appealing and enjoyable.

Disclaimer: that doesn't mean I'm not going to do drop homework, business orgs, etc. I just want to be conscious of what I'm doing and how it will glorify God.