What would I do differently?
Last week was a whirlwind for me. It was very busy. I think one thing that I would do differently is not freak out about a deadline. I woke up Thursday morning thinking that I had missed a deadline for HOSA. I have students going to competition in March and some the students that are going were still not in the system as members. I woke up thinking "Oh, No" What if I don't get them in time and they can not go?" I rushed to the computer and e-mailed the director over Georgia HOSA. I did not get a response the whole day. I rushed to my secretary that morning telling her that I had to have a check for new members postmarked by that day. She said that it was not a problem. That afternoon, the director e-mailed me back and said the deadline was March 1. I was relieved. I have got to chill out and quit worrying about everything. Things usually work out and I should quit the worrying. I think that once I get through this year, I will be fine. I can't wait until I feel more comfortable with my career.
You raise a good point. When we transition into a new career we do feel more stress. I agree with you that you will feel less stress when you are "comfortable" with your career. It just takes time.
ReplyDeleteIt took me about 3 years to begin to feel like I was a competent teacher. Things started to get easier and less stressful for me that third year of teaching. In your case, you bring a lot to teaching from your nursing background, and my guess is that it won't take you three years to get comfortable. You already have so many successes under your belt. Hang in there!