Have you ever been in a relationship in which you fell head
over heels immediately with someone and felt like things were moving too fast?
You made an instant connection and the relationship was very open and intimate
right away. As the relationship progressed, each person grew more and more in
love with each other, but at the same time another dynamic developed. Each
person began to notice things that sort of bothered them. Since it was
generally a healthy relationship with good communication, each person was able
to address the things that the other person did that bothered them, and each
person experienced great personal growth. There was no lack of commitment in
the relationship.
Unfortunately, there is eventually a mutual break up. Accordingly, the healthy nature of the relationship allowed for a break up on good terms. The nature of the break up also allowed for each person to still love the other deeply and allowed for hope that maybe, one day, you would get back together.
You remain great friends. Now, when you see the other person
with someone else, you are happy for them, but, because you still love them and
have a hope that you will reunite, you are also somewhat jealous. This is a
feeling that you are surprised at. But it’s okay because you know that you will
always hold a special place in the other person’s heart, whether you end up
with them or not.
If you are curious about the first LGO summer, this is an over
dramatization of it, but there are many parallels. During The Universe Within,
the first week, everyone is extremely open and goes all in to the new
experience. You are put into your summer LGO team, and the openness and
willingness to work together grows. Since the team is
founded upon an open and healthy culture, the team is able to address issues
throughout the summer. Unfortunately, the summer ends and the summer team is broken up, though the teams continue to get together.
A couple weeks later, you begin MBA orientation and the
entire LGO class is scrambled into MBA core teams with one LGO per core team.
Whenever you see another LGO, you are excited but at the same time, oddly just
a little jealous when you see them getting along with a non-LGO or their MBA core
team.
The progression of this relationship symbolizes the entire
LGO and MBA experience. You experience great personal growth and establish
great relationships. The LGO summer is the perfect
setting to become more knowledgeable but, more importantly, grow as a person.
This is what I took away from the summer
- I am better whenever I ask for help and get input about my
ideas from others- An open environment of feedback combined with a commitment to the success of the team is the recipe for success
- I learn more from getting to intimately know others and about their experiences than from courses, though the courses are extremely informative
