Work Ethic

If there is one thing I am sure of about myself, it's that I'm a hard worker. Always have been and always will be. Despite how hard I may work, I always feel like I could be doing more. Sometimes I even consider myself a slacker.

MCAD is a hard school. There is no doubt about that. You have to be on top of things if you want to succeed. It's something I love and hate about the school. ha The workload has pushed my boundaries and made me realize just how much I can do... and how well I can deal with stress. I used to get so stressed out that I'd basically psych myself out and "paralyze" myself from working. Now, I take things one step at a time and I remain relatively calm throughout the process. I learned that it's the only way to get things done. Worrying is not going to get a darn thing done. Go figure.

I'm amused by how many people try to get by without doing anything. They b.s their way through critiques or make up excuses as to why their projects aren't done. That is something I've never been able to understand - how can you not try? I try my hardest and I still feel like I'm not working hard enough. How can one not try at all and be alright with that? Sure, there are circumstances were people do try and just can't make progress... I know I've had weeks like that; where progress is slow and any progress I do have is virtually invisible because I've been fixing problems in Maya.

I just think a general lack of a strong work ethic is a problem right now. People expect to be handed things and not have to do a thing to earn it. I don't understand that mindset.