CHANGE IS HAPPENING
I wouldn’t be anywhere without the Internet. – Issa Rae
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. – Maya Angelou
Change is happening all around you. In your lifetime, every industry and company will face a seismic market shift. Now think during your internship about how this industry or company may be changed in the future. Are they preparing for this future or not? This is your opportunity to fi nd new opportunities or even create your disruption in the fi eld. YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and Instagram created celebrities when others were still waiting to be chosen by a studio executive. You have the ability to create new opportunities for yourself as well as others. During your internship, look for where change may happen.
BE PREPARED
Most of the great directors I’ve worked with–De Palma, Spike Lee–like rehearsals. Rehearsals make a huge diff erence.
– John Leguizamo LEARN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN
The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you. – B. B. King
No matter how challenging an experience may be, always remember that what you will learn can never be taken away from you. Try to learn and absorb as much knowledge and as many skills as possible. Things you learn during your experience can help you in other areas of your future personal and professional life. Make it a goal to learn one new thing per day, and keep a diary listing what you have learned. Try to perfect that knowledge during your period of internship. Don’t just stop learning after your internship is over, but try to build on the knowledge you have acquired. Learn as much as you can because the knowledge you gain is yours forever.
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Be prepared. Be prepared. Be prepared. Those who are not prepared are bound to fail. Don’t allow yourself to be one of those people. Research any organization that is considering interning. At the minimum, you need to know when it was founded, the mission, the leadership, and the current news about the organization. Think of possible interview questions you may be asked and how you would respond. Make an action plan of what objectives you will fulfi ll during your internship. Acceptance of an internship does not stop the preparation process. Continue onward by learning your responsibilities and performing them dutifully. Always be on time. And be aware that all that you are doing will be preparing you in one way or other for your future.
BE EXCELLENT
We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent. – Barack Obama
You have prepared yourself to the best of your ability. Now, during your internship, seek excellence. Work hard, and regardless of the circumstance, you are placed in, recall your dream. Your dreams will set your pathways, push you to excellence, and reminds you why you chose to intern. In excellence, you will be able to gain valuable lifelong skills. You will also be noticed, and you never know who may be noticing. It may very well be your fellow interns, organization employees, and people you will meet during your internship that become the lifechanging contacts for reaching your dream. Always be excellent.
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