Thoughts after Meg Heckman's talk

I haven’t seen Meg Heckman in three years. She was my Newswriting professor freshman year. I’d like to think that I’ve come a long way since then. I left last Monday’s class feeling confident and proud of the ideas that I contributed to class and my progress as a whole in the journalism program. Not only have I come out of my shell, but I'm also more confident and a genuinely more inspired writer. Meg’s talk helped me realize all of this. The innovation required of being a successful journalist today allows you to create a business model that you can really be proud of. Passion has to be the driving force behind starting a business during near economic turmoil. Some of the examples she showed us in class prove that there are no boundaries. I can’t begin to imagine the feeling of success and accomplishment felt by those who found some of the successful web startups of today. One of the things I’m most excited for in graduating and entering the field is that an audience wider than just my professors and maybe a few classmates are going to read my work. The added pressure and competition is going to surely add a new level of pressure and drive to be the best. This holds true for whether I work for a magazine right away, or end up starting the photography site I'm always talking about. These are the thoughts that I was left with after Meg’s fun, eye-opening presentation last Monday.