tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592506095628481506.post1047778336538060145..comments2014-04-17T12:26:17.079-07:00Comments on Tea With Dr. Tabor: ResolutionsTaborFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020570385906461996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592506095628481506.post-88852149879792915162012-01-05T18:54:49.763-08:002012-01-05T18:54:49.763-08:00On (4).
I'm particularly bad with this one, a...On (4).<br /><br />I'm particularly bad with this one, as you unfortunately know. I fall out of contact people for multiple reasons. <br /><br />The first is that I'm forgetful. I could try and make excuses about my schedule, etc, but what it comes down to is I know this about myself, and I should be making more of an effort.<br /><br />The second is a self confidence issue. The whole grad school bit has wrecked my self confidence. I've watch others in my program (who are as smart, or smarter than myself) fail to hack it, and get washed out. I've been working as hard as I can, but one of my greatest fears has been sharing a success only to have it turn into failure.<br /><br />One of the greatest influences on me was a teacher I had, Mrs. Martin. I wrote about her in the introduction of my thesis, and rightly credited her with teaching me how to think. When I defended my thesis in November, and completed all of my committees changes and deposited it on December 2nd, I wanted to call her, but didn't, fearing some technicality would crop up at some point. I wanted to have my diploma in hand when I called her.<br /><br />I also have been bad about keeping in touch. We haven't talked in a year, again I could blame my work load, the fact I travel a lot because my wife is in California, but really it's that I haven't implemented a proper system to remind myself. And I know I am forgetful here.<br /><br />Mrs. Martin was killed in a car accident over the holidays. All of my assumptions that there would be time after I graduate have come up false. I never got to really tell her how much her teaching and mentoring has really meant to me over the years.<br /><br />:(Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090967272077527505noreply@blogger.com