Samurai Pie

Samurai Pie may not sound like it has anything to do with a career based blog, but I assure you it does. I am very fortunate to be the proud father of a sweet 9-month old little girl, Mya. When people say that parents often learn more from their children than their children do from them, they aren't joking! I have already learned so much from Mya.

Mya already has a favorite TV show, Backyardigans. The show is about some kids who play together in their backyard, using their imagination to think up a bunch of crazy scenarios which they then act out during the course of a given episode. One such episode is entitled "Samurai Pie".

The episode details the adventures of one of the children, Austin, on his road to become a pie maker for the Empress. Austin finds the greatest pie maker in the Empire, Tyrone, who is also a samurai. Tyrone teaches Austin that if he wants to become a great pie maker, he must put in the work. The episode also features two Ninja who love pie. Throughout the episode these Ninja are always trying to steal the pie that Austin and Tyrone make. Tyrone and Austin eventually explain to the Ninja that they can't go around stealing other people's pies, they need put the work in themselves.

Tyrone the master pie maker

The moral of this episode so fully explains my attitude towards my career that I couldn't resist using the title as my blog title. As I finish school, I have determined that I need something to set me apart from the rest of my fellow recent graduates. I don't feel that I am smarter than any of them, nor do I feel like I am inherently more gifted than any of them. The area where I feel I can make my mark is how hard I am willing to work to get to where I want to be. An example: I have been purchasing and reading technical books in my spare time, to help me better understand what I am being taught in school. While this may not seem like much, I believe it is one step further than a lot of my peers will go.

This blog is another step I am taking, another avenue to go the extra mile. If you have any comments about ways that I can better prepare myself as I enter the work-force, please let me know below.