To say that my time as an intern in the Honor Academy was a catalyst for success in my life would be an understatement. The leadership training and discipline that I acquired through my time at the Honor Academy was second to none--including the years I spent as an enlisted IT professional and later a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force. Although my time at the Honor Academy was often challenging and required my 100% effort, the juice was well worth the squeeze! It truly built a bedrock of character in my life that has remained for over 15 years.
I have been able to apply the professional and spiritual disciplines I learned during my year as an intern, and I consider it as integral to my success throughout my career. Without question, any accolade I have acquired has in part been traceable back to the year I invested at the Honor Academy.
To this day, I continue to dig back into the set of leadership resources gained during my year at the Honor Acacdemy. In my current position as Chief Technology Officer for one of the nation's largest and most successful higher ed institutions, there isn't one lesson learned from my internship that hasn't stood the test of time and is still applicable today.
Since my internship, I have completed a Bachelor's Degree in Business Communications and am currently finishing my MBA from Southern Nazarene University. Most importantly, throughout trials, challenges, and life's curve balls, I remain a fully devoted friend of Jesus which is without question the greatest accolade I could hope for at any stage of my life.
Published on Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 2:01 PM CDT
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