See you in the sandbox

“See you in the sandbox”

     I am secretly very competitive, like most of us. I have read some interesting books lately including, “How to work with difficult people,” “Reinventing your self,” & “Saying no to negativity...” And in this reading marathon I just went through, I came to the conclusion that competitive motivation can be harmful. 

Friendly competitions can be fun and spark motivation, but as soon as your self-motivation becomes other person competitive, that is when you loose the meaning of your purpose. Especially working with others closely, competition can ruin relationships, and lead to foggy brains and mistakes. 

     In high school I ran in track, the 1600 mostly. I was competitive, but never placed in the top three, except this one time when there were only three runners and I got 2nd place...so I ran to beet my own records. Every race I would lower my goal mile time by a few seconds, and every race my time got better. My personal best kept improving, that is what is most important. 

-Hailey Schultz

59 days

"From the eyes of a newbie 59 days"

     All life’s experiences lead to something, and most times I don't know what that something is until years later. I have worked for the last 59 days without a day off. Today is not only my 25th birthday, but also a 21 hour work day, and tomorrow starts my 10 day vacation that I have been dreaming about for the last two months. Although I am exhausted and relieved, I still have a feeling of guilt for taking days off. I have an obsession with working and reaping the rewards. 
     This past year has been one of the most pivotal points in my life and was jam-packed with experiences. To end my 24th year of life I cannot wait for my first trip to Florida and first paid vacation. I have much to celebrate. This coming year I want my focus to be "quality of life," these 15 hour days, and juggling two jobs will have to be cut down. I learned just recently that your body can handle only so much, and I finally know my limit. 

     Now in my 25th year of life I feel like a grown up. This past year has been a journey and I am glad I have a blog to show for it. “From the eyes of a newbie” I am very blessed, but now 10 months into my job, and settled into my new city, my blog will morph with my place in life:

“See you in the sandbox”

-Hailey Schultz

Top 10 things people underutilize in Indesign

From the eyes of a newbie & the top 10 things people underutilized in Indesign . . . 

1. Scripting
2. Linking
3. Character Styles 
4. Alignment tools
5. Using excel to help you in Indesign
6. Em, En dashes
7. Master pages
8. Step and repeat
9. Find/ change
10. Keyboard shortcuts

Guilty.

Hailey