Turning Into A New Leaf

During the first quarter of this year, I would say it has been quite eventful--whether I had control of it or not. The year started off pretty exciting because of (1) the intent of being more committed with working out, (2) taking on another class at NOVA, and (3) meeting new faces. All of that went pretty intense at first until it all became typical and just plain lame.

The idea of becoming more physically appealing was great during the first few months, but unfortunately the trade-offs such eating habits and exercise methods were not taken into full consideration. I started doing the low-fat, low-calorie, low-whatever-else diet for several weeks, and I must say that it made a difference, but minimal. With the stress at work and the overall influences by others, it kind of put what I have started off to the side and focused on other irrelevant stuff instead. Now, I think I'm back to square one! And, I'm sitting here thinking "Oh, my God! I have to start all over again!". And, guess what -- that's what I need to do! Sometimes I question why am I doing this? No one really cares about how you look. Wait!!! Yes, people care about what you look and unfortunately you are judged based on how you look externally. Sad - isn't it? Anyhow, I ought to stay on track with my exercise and be healthy. F! being toned!

For those who knows about my school, I checked my credits today and I got an A as my final grade -- w0ot w0ot! My superior was quite pleased with it -- so was I! I'm really glad I took this course - Principles of Association Management - because it gave me an overall understanding of the different elements of association management. I learned quite a few things and I must say explicitly that I enjoyed the class when we were discussing government relations, public outreach, and membership and marketing. Although I have relatively fair amount of experience in some of those topics, but it is quite beneficial to have an overview of things and the educational support and feedbacks from certified professionals who have established themselves in the field of association business. I think I'm going to take another class pertaining to either Finance or Publishing this Fall. Again, I'm taking classes not only for educational benefit but to meet the CEU credit requirement that the CAE certification program requires. After the Fall class, I'm going to need a break...

Lastly, meeting new people during the past 4 months was quite interesting. Met some low-key individuals and met others that were completely the opposite. In this day and age, your acquaintance with people is not quite right until you have met them, talked to them, hanged out with them a few times, how they've carried themselves throughout conversations, and have found the things they look for. Then you later question yourself whether that person is quite the match for you or not. Everyone has preferences and that is definitely the truth because I have preferences myself. I guess by setting either high or low standards will get you one way or the other. Don't we all aim for perfection? Yes, we do - but realistically that is not going to happen or at least the chances are slim. I realized that there are things about a person that may seem or appear imperfect based on my standards, but if I factor in potentiality of the person in becoming better or by compromising workable things, that person may just be what I've been looking for. We sometimes overlooks that and our eyes sees what it chooses to see. That sounded rather selfish - didn't it? I'm abandoning that approach and am going to embrace new avenues where to meet people. One of these days I need to be soft-surfaced--that way any opportunities doesn't bounce off of me too quickly. Bend the rules, d-Jae...bend the rules!!!

Getting up in the morning with a new attitude doesn't happen over night. However, it is possible and it can happen...