Hardest personal lesson learned?

[kristinweiss]

As a college mentor of my former team, one of the hardest things that I have had to learn to do is distance myself from my students and constantly remind myself that I am no longer on the team as a student and that I am now an "adult."

[TheJoe]

Originally Posted by NorthernTaco

As a college mentor of my former team, one of the hardest things that I have had to learn to do is distance myself from my students and constantly remind myself that I am no longer on the team as a student and that I am now an "adult."

Originally Posted by Thad House

That overworking yourself is a huge problem, and some times you just need to back off and take a break. Also it's ok to relax and not worry about every little thing.

I would like to echo these two posts. As a student I always put in no less than 200 hours over the 6 week build season. While I truly got a lot out of that time, I learned very quickly that I cannot continue that same intense dedication while trying to balance both college classes and work.

Although I am still friends with many of the current Seniors on my team, it's a difficult transition to make from student to mentor. As Kristin pointed out, I need to constantly remind myself that I'm no longer a student myself.