As the semster as come to an end, my weekly blog posts will become more sparse. I do not say they will end because I will be continuing my journey with Toyon into the spring semester. Myself, along with a group of others, will be meeting to discuss the realease of our 63rd issue of Toyon, the steps needed to reach these goals, and then making it happen. My goal is to use this website to post about what we're doing, goals, accomplishments, timelines, etc., in order to keep myself organized and keep the site alive. In addtion, I'll be able to add to my examples and resume section all the things I accomplish during this time.
Over the semester I've realized how essential having an updated website is to meeting my goals. The weekly blog posts kept me writing, kept me motivated in thinking about ways to progress in Toyon, how I planned to do these things, and most importantly kept me on track with production. Having posted a timeline to the website worked fantastically as a reminder when I would pause about what I orginially wanted/needed to do that week in regards to my role. I often found myself rereading posts to see if I had met my goals, and if not, how I could meet them in the next week. Having a place where all my ideas, goals, actions, and schedule were all together made the semster feel way less stressful as I could easily navigate through my website to keep up. At first when I created the site I felt embarrased because I had zilch to put on here. I was at a loss in how I was going to bulk things up and make the pages look good. What was to go where, and how? What examples should I have and again, how to arrange it all? What should be on here and what should I leave out? Once I began the weekly posts, doing all the readings, looking into job descriptions, talking to other students and faculty advisor, I was able to transform a seemingly barren patch of internet into a garden of knowledge and experience. The previously mentioned helped give me a starting place and from there it became second nature to be thinking about how I could apply what I've done inside and outside of Toyon to my blog. As my website started coming along, I noticed the potential it had and all it could do for me. I became invested in creating a website I was proud of. A huge thing was to stop viewing it as a school assignment only myself and the professor would see, and start looking at it as a career tool. Ever since I became confident in my webiste, I began telling other students they should make one too and why it's beneficial for them. Once I saw how far I've come with my website, I realized how silly it would be to discontinue using it. I've put so much work into all my posts, constantly changing things around, adding and deleting, that it'd be a shame to let it all end with the semester. As I continue on my path of being a writer and editor, there will be much more I can add to this site. Having a place to keep everything I've learned, done, and can do, is a wonderful way to show future employers everything they might want to know about me. Contrary to my feelings in the beginning, I now view my website a valuable asset to my career path, and as a tool I want to keep sharpening.
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4/19/2024 06:23:42 pm
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