identitySPECIALIST

When I first asked about becoming a VP for the college, I was nervous and excited.  It was a job that was way to big for me – even still.  I’m still learning it.  I eventually got the job and put a name in for President – seeing as I just got the VP job, it’s good to maybe be a little proactive about who your boss might be.

The last few years have been hard years – no doubt.  There have been many moments of anxiety – and nervous tension – and waiting – and working – and terminating (those are never fun) – and teaching – and listening – and trying – and failing – and working harder – and growing – and dreaming – and wondering – and waiting some more – and working through all of this again – over and over and over……..

The past few days, we have had our board meetings.  The board of trustees were around all weekend, and we ate, and sat around, and listened, and reported, and presented, and did all of those things that you do at board meetings.

Even in light of all of the hard stuff, there were moments of joy and peace.  Today’s board meeting was a great meeting.  Today the Persistence – and sometimes stubbornness of plowing through the criticism and the hard work  –  paid off.  It isn’t perfect, but it’s getting better.

But something will happen this weekend – maybe even tonight – that we’ll have the opportunity to work through.  For now though, I celebrate persistence.