Change, while tough, can be a good thing
Change is never easy. If it was everyone would embrace it and the world would be more chaotic than it already is. But change can be a good thing: it breeds new opportunities, new challenges and the chance to grow as a person. And after next week (Oct. 8-12) I will be leaving behind a sense of normalcy and facing a change head-on. For a little over the past year I've been working at The Journal in Seneca covering high school sports. And while this was just a part-time gig, it was time-consuming with nearly something to do every day and cultivating relationships with sources. But after this week I will no longer be an employee there. Instead, I'm trading in my box scores and polo shirts for budget reports and neckties, as I begin a new chapter of my life, being a news reporter for the Hartwell Sun in Hart County, Georgia. While nervous, I'm excited the challenges this new beat will bring. But I won't forget what I've learned the past 15 months working at