I have 2 weeks before I leave for the Plains and I'm still not sure what to think.
I've been working all week to get things together so that the new GA will have a good idea of where to start when she begins in June. I'm very excited to work with her in the fall and know that she will bring fresh, new ideas to LSU's programs. It's just very hard to leave what I've known for the last six years. My friends, my mentor, my home. It's going to be somewhat tough for me as this is really my first step toward the end of my career and my current phase at LSU. I'm steadily wrapping up my duties and tasks so that someone else can take the reins, and I wonder if I am truly ready to graduate and move on into the real world?
However, Auburn represents something for me that I don't know that I have had in the last few years (well, since 2003). It's a new start, an opportunity to begin with a blank slate. I'm ready to get started even though I don't think that I know enough about the position or the university to be truly successful right now. I cannot wait to get to campus and get to know everyone that has been so kind with messages and emails even this week to say hello and that it will be a pleasure to get started working together. I've seen some pictures of the leaders in training and know that they are absolutely stellar... beyond amazing!
For me, my biggest fear about this position is that I will not live up to the hype that I have created for myself, that I will not be what everyone expects of me. The thing that I hope for the most is that I learn how to successfully work with students in an advising role while still being myself and allowing my personality to shine. I really want the experience that I know others have had... something lasting, something unique, something Auburn.
I'm ready for the challenges and the opportunities that are to come, but am I ready for the unexpected?
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Dude, you have the concerns that a lot of people have when they are leaving their comfort zone. You are just like a freshman leaving their comfort zone of high school...that makes you relateable! But I understand wanting to and being afraid of starting with a blank slate and having more responsibilities and most of all, living up to the hype you've created for yourself. You'll be fine and if not, you will learn from it.
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