Recently, I have moved into a managerial position in my internship. I have learned a lot already just in these few short weeks that I have been a manager over Studio C. Not only did I take on managing the studio, but I also took over all of the scheduling. Now, when it comes to scheduling, I never really was good at scheduling mass amounts of people into different positions. I am okay with scheduling my own life but it was really hard for me when I first started scheduling everyone else. One thing that I learned through was the power of my words. I was always saying “I’m not a scheduler, I’m not a scheduler. I cannot put schedules together. I’m just not good at it.” People began to tell me that I wouldn’t get better at scheduling if I kept saying those things. So, I changed my confession. I started saying, “I am a scheduler. I can do this. I can schedule people and fill the schedule.” Once I started changing my confession and asking the Holy Spirit to guide me, scheduling got a whole lot easier! Another circumstance that I learned from is how to deal with students and volunteers from a manager’s prospective. I had to shift my stand point from friend to manager and realize that sometimes I will have to correct people and I will always have to be encouraging my volunteers and letting them know that we appreciate all of their help. Being a manager, there has been so much more drawn out of me because people look to you for a lot. I have definitely learned that everyone may have to be approached differently when bringing correction because some people might get defensive or depressed or they may even think that you are in a sense “out to get them”. My view as a manager is to improve my department as much as possible and I want my volunteers to be trained and taught in every area to the best of their ability; that is my job as a manager.

— Nicole