Reflections on TI and ARP

I have really struggled this week to narrow down my ARP's Field of Action. Choosing a description is proving harder than I anticipated. I learned from our TI session that the topic should be of interest to me. But that is the struggle, what is interesting to me may not excite others in my work group. As always, I want to hurry the process. I need to be patient and let the topic surface.

I also struggle with the TI sessions. I look for structure there, but can't find it! I felt I spent a whole hour to learned only a little bit of information about ARPs. I want to learn how to learn in this environment. I also want to feel a sense of belonging. I feel like an outsider and that bothers me. My corporate environment seems so different from achedemia. But is it? Are the fundamentals of learning the same.

So what is important is to stay the course and to be patient with this whole process. It is still very new. I need to learn about others and their stories. I need to be content being outside my comfort zone. So on I go...