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Ten years is too long to wait...
As a current student with only a few short years of work between college and grad school, I already feel like much of my life has been spent in classrooms when I should be out there getting my hands dirty in the real world. Then I remember why I came back to school in the fall of 2009. After spending 2008 as a field organizer in St. Louis, MO for the Barack Obama Campaign, I was both frustrated by the attitudes of those with power to do something and amazed by the willingness of the people actually living in places to step up when an opportunity presented itself. I realized that I relished working at the level of the community is where I want to put my effort and time.
I decided to go back to school for 2 more years to get my Master's in Urban and Regional Planning so I could learn about shaping policy at the local and regional level while mastering the technical skills to deliver a project that impacts the physical world in positive ways. So far I've loved my cla****, the passion of my fellow students, the subject matter and the confident optimistic realism that fills the halls. This experience has led me to recognize how much I desire to work as part of a team. I like individual recognition as much as the next person but I know how much I learn from working with and around other smart, caring people and I want that to be the work environment I am part of ten years from now. Good teams produce more than the sum of their parts could do alone. I intend to be on the ground, planning the future of projects big and small wherever the need arises. I want to know and have worked with the most passionate people I can find.
In Ten Years:
I will be at the forefront of community-oriented technology.
I will still be without a car (by choice).
I will have experienced work environments in every continent.
I will have had failures.
I will have had more success.
I will have founded my own company/firm/nonprofit to build a team of like-minded and capable people.
I will have honed my negotiating and facilitation skills.
I will know how to combine urban growth and low envirtonmental impacts.
I will have challenged and won battles over outdated policies and laws.
I decided to go back to school for 2 more years to get my Master's in Urban and Regional Planning so I could learn about shaping policy at the local and regional level while mastering the technical skills to deliver a project that impacts the physical world in positive ways. So far I've loved my cla****, the passion of my fellow students, the subject matter and the confident optimistic realism that fills the halls. This experience has led me to recognize how much I desire to work as part of a team. I like individual recognition as much as the next person but I know how much I learn from working with and around other smart, caring people and I want that to be the work environment I am part of ten years from now. Good teams produce more than the sum of their parts could do alone. I intend to be on the ground, planning the future of projects big and small wherever the need arises. I want to know and have worked with the most passionate people I can find.
In Ten Years:
I will be at the forefront of community-oriented technology.
I will still be without a car (by choice).
I will have experienced work environments in every continent.
I will have had failures.
I will have had more success.
I will have founded my own company/firm/nonprofit to build a team of like-minded and capable people.
I will have honed my negotiating and facilitation skills.
I will know how to combine urban growth and low envirtonmental impacts.
I will have challenged and won battles over outdated policies and laws.
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Comment by Sylvain Ratelle on March 10, 2010 at 11:55pm
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Well done Jesse, I like your list, a mix of deep values and realistic expectations. Wish you the best, as the world would be a better place.
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Comment by Ayala Sherbow on March 11, 2010 at 1:09am
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You inspire me with you clear-sighted evaluation of yourself and your priorities.
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Also - don't forget that you can give yourself a power point for each piece of evidence you submit.
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Comment by Jesse State on March 11, 2010 at 1:11am
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Thank you for the comments and the reminder!
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Comment by Shannon Henry on March 11, 2010 at 1:21am
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Sounds like a great life - I wish you the best in creating it!
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