I recently finished up a great communications volunteer opportunity with several friends and colleagues of mine...and I have to say, it was amazing. The experience I got, the things I learned, they were all very relevant to what I do, day in, day out. I basically got to work volunteer. It was fun.
I found there were some skills I was good at, and not good at. And the fun thing about being a volunteer, is that at the end of the day, you are accountable for your reputation, and not much else. And even then people don't treat you that harshly because hey, you're working for free.
I think in the future I would really like to do more things like this: where I give my time to causes that I enjoy, without it becoming too huge of a burden. I think my challenge is always knowing when to say no, and when to pull back a bit, and to not take everything too seriously.
I learned a lot about myself, and I think that's the best thing that can happen with these kinds of opportunities.
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