{"id":6511,"date":"2015-11-16T21:17:50","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T02:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/?p=6511"},"modified":"2018-08-22T10:19:04","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T14:19:04","slug":"maintaining-enthusiasm-in-an-internship-dont-get-discouraged-get-motivated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/2015\/11\/16\/maintaining-enthusiasm-in-an-internship-dont-get-discouraged-get-motivated\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintaining Enthusiasm in an Internship: Don\u2019t Get Discouraged, Get Motivated"},"content":{"rendered":"

Internships are like snowflakes; no two are exactly the same. This can also be said for the lessons learned and knowledge taken away from the real-world experience.<\/p>\n

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Attacking any task with enthusiasm is the key to staying motivated in an internship, says Purisky.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some students discover precisely how they aspire to spend their future, while others realize they may want to delve into something different. The invaluable lesson I learned from my internship this summer was not to get discouraged when a project proved to be arduous, but rather, to accomplish the project with the same amount of enthusiasm as any.<\/span><\/p>\n

Inevitably, every intern is going to face challenging situations in which they will struggle or make a mistake. The initial reaction is to recoil in embarrassment and dread walking into the office the next day. Instead, I learned that facing the difficulty and using it as motivation to better my public relations skills was the most effective way to handle these situations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Being discouraged when faced with an onerous assignment is no way to show your superiors \u2014 and potential future employers \u2014 that you are a valuable team member. Rather than doubting your own capabilities, you can demonstrate a higher level of professionalism by using the endeavor to mold yourself into a better fit for the demands of the position.<\/span><\/p>\n

Early in my internship this summer, there were a few instances when I was intimidated by a project. Through the utilization and development of my problem solving techniques, I grew as a public relations professional in a way that task completion alone doesn\u2019t allow. Soon after, the tough tasks became less laborious as I used the critical thinking skills I\u2019d improved to handle any issues before they could become problematic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Using formidable projects as motivation to better my professional skill set is not a lesson I will soon forget. Accomplishing these ventures made me fully prepared to enter the full-time workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n

There will be challenging projects in any career but this is how we become masters of our trade.<\/span> Getting motivated rather than discouraged is an effective way to complete the tasks while furthering your professional potential. <\/span><\/p>\n

How do you personally overcome professional obstacles?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Lauren Purisky is a senior public relations major, communication arts and sciences minor at Pennsylvania State University. She is a member of the Event Planning and Communication Committees in the Penn State Chapter of PRSSA. Connect with Lauren on LinkedIn<\/span><\/i> here<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Internships are like snowflakes; no two are exactly the same. This can also be said for the lessons learned and knowledge taken away from the real-world experience. Some students discover precisely how they aspire to spend their future, while others realize they may want to delve into something different. The invaluable lesson I learned from my internship this summer was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2894],"tags":[28,680,2339],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6511"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6511"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6514,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6511\/revisions\/6514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}