What's next? - Remaining Useful and Relevant

So it's almost the end of the internship, and really enriching journey. I must say that I have learnt a lot through this experience and definitely am looking forward to learn even more, where ever my next stage of life brings me. That being said, I think I feel very proud to be a Curtin PR student. Being matched up with PR students from other educational institutes, I feel that Curtin really prepares its students well.

One of the biggest takeaways I feel that gained through this is the importance of remaining useful a relevant. Specifically in my generation, there seems to be a change in mindset for people entering the workforce - the main difference being "What I can do for the company" vs. "What can the company do for me". From the number of days of leaves, to extra benefits, to break times and quality of pantries, it really seemed very much like a selfish decision as to why they choose to work in a company. The former mindset, however, is really about how one, as a person, can add value to the organisation he or she is working for.

I will have to admit that initially, going into an internship, I did have the previous mindset, thinking about how much money I could earn, and whether I could take leave (which obviously was not possible in an internship), and trying my best to find shortcuts to get a way with doing too much work. As I went through my internship, I realized that working, or in fact life itself, is never about yourself. It's about how useful you can be to others. After that realization, I felt like the entire world around me changed. It was pretty darn awesome.

To be honest, I'm not exactly sure how relevant this post is to the internship, but what I know is that this is something that is meaningful to me. Just wondering, anyone out that share similar revelations?