Tra’Shun Johnson

09/11/2021

Business Orientation

Final Reflection Assignment

Well, to begin, I would like to say I am very excited to start this semester at Nicolet

College. My name is Tra’Shun Johnson, but I prefer to go by Tray. I am 25 years old. I am

originally from Birmingham, Alabama. I have lived in Mercer, Wisconsin for the past year and a

half. Moving to Mercer, I hoped to get a fresh start and to create a better future for myself and

perhaps, future generations. I have learned a lot about myself since leaving the city and being

immersed into small town culture. One of the greatest benefits of living in a small town, there is

a peace that you just will not ever experience in the city life. I have always wanted to attend

college of some sort, but the timing wasn’t right, and it seemed I just had too much going on.

Since I was 16, I have always worked hard. The driving force behind that is, I have

always loved nice things and nice things cost a nice amount of money. On top of that, money

grants us, as humans, this kind of freedom to do what we want, when we want, and I just cannot

get over it! Through my employment career, which ranges from fast food to arbor work, from

factory work to washing dishes, I have experienced various types of personalities when it comes

to the leadership positions, such as management, supervisors, etc. Some were good, others not so

much, but I always have this lingering feeling that I could have helped more than I have been

allowed to. That’s the reason I chose the business management program to propel me to the top,

so that I may have a seat at the table and my suggestions be taken seriously.
 Another serious driving force for me completing school is my brother and my friends.

We all came from public housing communities and most of us made it out and are employed, but

I know if they see try school and complete it, its just a matter of time before the next one follows.

I also want to reach back and help my community, maybe I could create a program to send the

next Tray to college.

One challenge, I may experience is I always connect with my friends from Alabama

through my Xbox, and now with school, I will not have as much time. I know they’ll understand,

but really, I would miss the experience. The best way I can deal with this is either by not dealing

with it at all and just not playing the game with my friends or, I could manage my time well

enough to where I get ahead on my work and can make time to play the game. I plan on doing

one class at a time, so by that math, its roughly one course a week, but I am sure some weeks I

could do two.

However, I do have the confidence in myself to know I can get the work done. I don’t

like to refer to myself as smart, but I do believe I’m very competent. I know how to follow

directions and most grammar laws. I do struggle with “perfectionist-itis”, which makes me

procrastinate and puts me in analysis paralysis whenever I feel I am off-key on an assignment. I

just have to do my best every time and accept all I can do is all I can do.