Brief one this week folks, because I’m heading off to my first official game as a Winnipeg Jets communications intern. Super exciting, yup. Super nervewracking, yup.
I don’t think that doing anything for the first time is a comfortable or enjoyable experience. It’s scary. I get the excitement about trying and doing new things for sure. I am definitely excited to start my year as a Jets intern, but I’m not going to pretend that for now, the nervousness far outweighs anything else.
Think about your first kiss. Were you so excited for it to happen? Or were you like, “holy shit I’ve never done this before, I’m going to do it wrong and then I’m going to be that girl who can never kiss anyone properly and I will never find love, and I will die alone?” I was the latter, and I would find it hard to believe that anyone else felt only excited. After that, it gets easier every time, just as anything does, but time number one — yikes!
I often see people making Facebook and Twitter posts like, “First day at the new job tomorrow. So excited and ready to start this chapter.” My thoughts: LIAR.
Not that I don’t believe that people are excited about new jobs and experiences, because like I said, new does equal exciting. Eventually. At first though, new equals crippling fear, anxiety, nervousness, vomiting. Just kidding on that last one. But I think that if you’re starting something new it’s great to have a positive outlook on it, and think or hope that everything is going to be fine, but don’t feel like you have to lie to yourself about being a bit nervous, or really nervous, or so nervous you had to change your shirt three times (I didn’t do that today FYI, but it would’ve been okay if I had to).
Well, off I go! Nervous as heck, but I am sure that in a week, or two weeks, or the next game that I work, I’ll be cool as a cucumber. I am excited, for sure. I am so lucky to have gotten this opportunity to work with great communications staff for a team I love in the sport I love. I am super excited. Just not yet.
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