I believe I have learned a lot from our work so far this semester. Our journey through the neighborhoods of San Francisco has been a great experience for myself as a resident as well as student. Unfortunately for myself, I have struggled to keep up with my classmates this semester as far as worked presented but it has not been from a lack of inspiration or intrigue. I am very inspired by this semesters work yet I have still proven to lack the time management skills to be successful in my work. I seem to take awhile getting into the thick of things but feel like once I do, I can be successful in my work. So far, this has not been the case. I would love to see what I could if I would only give myself the time I need! One factor that is increasing my shortcomings is the fear I have for failure and rejection among my professors and peers. But I know these are the things that will teach me to develop my process more efficiently so why be afraid to face that? I am destined to be successful, I just wish I could remember that all the time. I loose track of my ability to develop and design thus shut down and second guess all my work. My craft is lacking in the digital form but this is something I feel I have turned the corner on and will be able to produce clear and concise work for the rest of the semester. I know that I can and will be successful in this class and others in the future but I will only make things more stressful and more complicated if I cannot learn to bide my time efficiently. How can I procrastinate so much when I am inspired by the work and my motivations to be something bigger and better than I am now? I am fearful of this becoming my one set back in life. I am challenged and determined to not let that happen. It terms of this semester’s work and my ability to come from out of the hole I have put myself, I know I can succeed. And I know I can learn from my mistakes and with the help of my peers, I will come out on top. I am excited to see how the rest of this semester develops and what successes (and failures) my fellow classmates and I will achieve.
Thank you, Jerry, for being a great teacher and huge inspiration!