So far, my project has done a great job of living up to my expectations. I have followed through with all of the things I said I want to do, and I am enjoying myself in doing it. I expected a lot of work from myself coming into this project. To be very self driven and to follow my own interests and schedule. I think that the structure and activities of my project have allowed me to build on my skills of time management and also just following a schedule. Coming into the project I expected to have a lot of freedom and I think that I have seen a lot of this so far. I am able to follow my own schedule and decide when I want to get things done, or if I want to have a break. But this also goes to show that you do need structure each day, even if you are doing similar things every single day. You have to have a structure or else things can spiral out of control and you can fall behind on schedule or simply forget about things that you have to do everyday. I have discovered many things so far and some are quite significant. So far I have discovered that outside of my project and my schedule, that this world is very stressful. There isn’t really a moment of the day where you aren’t on high alert or focused. That is how you fall off or fail. You have to constantly be watching your every move. Although this varies depending on what your position or job is, it is definitely not a place to relax and sit back. I have also discovered that a schedule is needed. Like I said before, it is great to build a routine for yourself, or else you aren’t going to be able to get much done. Another thing that I discovered is that in this world, you can do whatever you want. You can end up doing something you never even thought about throughout college or high school. If something strikes an interest in you, and you have an opportunity to try it out, why not go for it and see where it will take you? It’s better than missing an opportunity being so focused on one thing at a time. My experiences in the past week have affected my expectations going forward in the fact that I am ready to learn more and meet more new people. I am ready to learn about other people’s jobs and what else is out there in this field of finance. I am very excited to learn more about people’s experiences and how they got to where they are today. I think that talking to as many people as I can will help me to get a better understanding of what the journey and the process is really like. How much it will take to get into a comfortable position. Mostly my expectations have just risen to the point where I realize that everything in this world is driven by yourself. You have to put your all into it or you’re not going to get anything out. You have to be in it to win it.