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2015 was a year to remember. Professionally, I had a lot of firsts. I supervised an intern for the first time. I wrote my first resignation letter. I joined my first non-profit Board. I spoke to a college Museum Studies class. I took 6Sigma (process improvement) training. I coordinated and moderated a panel of speakers at a museum conference. I collaborated with educators from another museum to create a volunteer training session. I took CPR Training (my "practice dummy" lived, thanks to my fast-acting efforts to revive her!). Developed pre-Kindergarten programs for the first time.
Phew. I could not be more proud of "2015 Niki." She's a busy, driven person. But, I can't expect "2016 Niki" to out-do her by simply doing more. No. Instead, I hope to use the momentum from my first few years in the museum field as a springboard into 2016. This will be my fifth year working at the same institution and my eighth year in museums. It's no longer about checking things off my "firsts" list. Actress Emma Stone said something along the lines of, "you get to this point in your career, where you don't feel like you just have to take every little thing that comes your way. You get to pick and choose and something amazing happens: you get to begin to do your own thing." Far from pick my own roles as an award-winning actress, I still relate to that idea, at its core. When I first began working in museums, I was desperate to prove myself - I said "yes" to every project, joined every association, took on every extra-curricular activity I could because I knew I just needed to get myself out there. But somewhere along the way, I began to learn what I was good at, and what I was better at and, most importantly, what I really love and how I can really do the most good in my field. In 2016, I hope to do what I really love - and to be as present and focused as possible while doing it.
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