It\u2019s pretty strange to be writing what is considered my final blog as a Challenge Detroit fellow. I kind of hate it. I also am fairly positive I\u2019m in a state of denial about it.<\/p>\n
This fellowship has introduced me to some of the most incredible people I\u2019ve met in my entire life, allowed me to learn endlessly about myself and the city I have always loved, and let me stretch my brain in ways that have helped me feel fulfilled and accomplished. I\u2019ve been in good company and I know I\u2019ll see these people again (at the very least as CEOs or politicians or any number of amazing things they will undoubtedly go on to do).<\/p>\n
My final project as a Challenge Detroit fellow felt like the culmination of my growth personally and professionally. I\u2019ve been balancing a new job and Challenge Detroit for some time now and to say it completely candidly: I\u2019ve been fast approaching burnout \u2013 emotionally and workwise.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been barreling through new responsibilities, challenges, and the upheaval of change with people moving on while still wanting to work at my best. Enter the opportunity to pick which nonprofit I wanted to work with and create my own project. It seemed like a poetic finish.<\/p>\n