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Different kinds of illustrations I've made for the articles. I really liked having to find of quicky ways to illustrate things and I liked how they turned our despite not being my finest work (I actually know how to draw but paint is right at my hand)
The finale week
Tomorrow starts my finale week at my internship at kost, motion og sund fornuft. This finale week I'll finish two articles I'm working on and else just spent time wrapping up. I'll be working at the office which I think will help a lot with communication. I've spent a lot of time brainstorming how I can improve this internship and what tasks to take on. Usually I don't need people to tell me what to do but I think I've been so scared doing things wrong that I haven't given my all or had my head completely in the game. I get terrified everybody someone says "I think we should talk" because I'm certain I'll get "fired" from my internship and have to re-do it during the summer. I'm looking forward to being back at school and being back in my own apartment which is affected me more than I thought it would. Despite my internship not being as I hoped, I've learned a lot of things. I almost believe that you learn more when things doesn't go right than when they do. You have to think for yourself to find the solutions to fix the problem and you have to keep fighting because nobody is going to think for you. I am thus glad for my internship because it has given me insights to how important communication is and how much goes into being an indepentend health promotor.
I have confirmed my wish to take a personal trainer certificate afterwards which I'm thankful to have been allowed to try out.
Thank you Lise Brinkman for believe in me and for keeping me on when I failed.
Sick.. + survival tips
Who had the kindness make me sick? I've had more sick days (three days) during this internship than I expected. Maybe it's because I've been under a lot pressure and pushed my body to its limits. Today I got a message saying that if I am sick for longer periods, she'll inform the school of my sick days or as she calls them "negleted days" which I think is a strong word. I'm not neglecting my internship, I'm absent due to illness and if she sees that I'm working elsewhere, training or am outgoing, she will end my internship immidately. Which I will fight not to be, because the longer I'm sick, the longer I can't train and train the clients the internship have given me and that's what drives me right now.
Maybe she thinks I'm faking it because she saw me yesterday and I seemed fine but I've been feeling slow, unfocused and extremely exhausted all week except yesterday. So I guess my body was signalling that something is off.
I haven't been entirely happy with my internship. I'm feel like I'm missing challanges and just doing the same thing which is writing post/articles for her blog, going to a morning meeting every second Thursday and training the clients (which I love).
It is partly my own fault that I can't find tasks to perform but since it's a one man business, she is the only one I can ask for help or talk with about tasks and she is stressed out and have three other interns which she also have to activate.
I just feel like I'm intruding and interrupting her and I don't know what tasks I can take on because she keeps to herself for a bit because she is so busy.
In my next internship I want to work with a larger business where hopefully I have someone who can help me, have time to talk to me and I can work with so I'm not just left alone behind a computer.
I'm learning that I have to be more careful of how I chose an intern place.
For future GNH students going on internships I'll share my survival tips in hopes that their internship can be more fulfilling.
Come to a clear agreement about what you expect from the internship, the host and what the host expects from you.
Talk with your host throughout your internship, if you're in doubt and feel like you're treading water, ask him/her what you can do.
Decided if you want to be in a small or big business, in a small business, the host are handling so many tasks that he/she won't have much time to help you.
Apply in time and inform your school advisor. Right before your internship, the teachers are handling the BA exams and won't have much time to sit down with you. Have your internship in place before that. Google the business you apply to. Check out your host on LinkdIn, if it's a business with more departments, get clearification about what department you're in and google the hell out of that department or side of the business. You can never know too much.
Once again, COMMUNICATION IS KEY! I can't stress it enough. I would have wish I had more face-to-face communication as it's easier to determine what needs to be done and what the other person is actually saying.
That's it for now. Maybe I'll come up with more at the very end of the internship.
To come
I have pictures I need to upload but I wanted to share something awesome that relates to the pictures.
Jonas, a client, increased his overall strenght by 14% after being on a program of mine for 4 weeks!
His total strenght load increased by 37kg spread across around 20 exercises
Excuse my french
Working from home
This week and next week I have to work from home.
It was going well until I forgot a network meeting early this morning. I had gotten the notice that the intern host needed some time free of interns and somehow my logical sense decided that this meant totally free from interns as in "see you in two weeks, mail me with your assignments". I guess not and I'm a bit ashamed I didn't check up on it.
Because I'm working at home, my "day at the office" have changed and left much more room for training and free time as I can work at whatever hour of the day I want.
My client yesterday cancelled two hours before I was suppose to met her which was a shame because training clients is my favorite part of my internship. Tomorrow I have a follow up session with Jonas and I'm excited to see his progress.
My internship so far
I started my internship in week 5.
Monday - I was asked to fill out some questionaires and work on that from home
Tuesday - I worked on competence analysis and offering with another intern. We would organize the competences that Lise offers so that they fit senior homes, kindergardens and public kitchens. This will make it easier for Lise to identify the target groups potentiel problems and offer them bundle solutions.
Wednesday - Started blog post about the basic of proteins. The challange was to write the scientific knowledge in a way the lay people can understand and will benefit from.
Thursday - Kept working on the post and worked on layout.
Friday - Grammar check and translate blog post to english. Wait for approvel from intern host Lise. I introduced Fie to her strenght training program and went through it with her to make sure that she used correct form.
week 6
Monday - Working from home because Lise had to go to the doctors etc. Filled out questionaires which she will use in her next book. Started my next blog post about proteins and meals. I introduced Jonas to his program, which is different from Fies, also making sure that he used correct form.
Tuesday - Worked on blog post. Went to a meeting with a potentiel client at Køge stadion. The job they wanted to talk about wasn't what they had originally discussed so the meeting didn't bare much fruit.
Wednesday - Worked from home, working on layout and pictures for blog post. Met up at intern place and we planned pop up event for week 8.
Thursday - Early networking meeting and final corrections on first blog post and upload of it.
Friday - I was sick
I only live 200m from my intern place and my host is very large and reasonable to plan things with. I've been allowed to go a bit earlier on days so that I could make it to work and cover fashion week (week 5) or so that I could do some of my writing from home and then just go to her place later in the day.
Two weeks recap
So the two first weeks of my internship have passed.
I've spent a lyot of time on written communication, more specifically by working on blog posts for the intern place blog which can be found here www.lisebrinkman.wordpress.com.
I've shared my knowlegde and input regarding social media, which one of the other interns are working on analyzing and understanding.
The two interns I'm training are happy with their programs so far and I'm excited to design a program for the internship host.
I've attented a network meeting and gone to a meeting with a potentiel client. It's been interesting but also a bit confusing and overwhelming.
Right now, the internship are off on winter holiday.
After the break we'll do a pop up event in hopes of getting more clients. I'll have my second blog post up on the lisebrinkman blog and I'll continue training the two other interns.
In order to make this post less confusing, I want to give a short name list.
Lise - Internship host
Fie - intern, looking at economics, one of my trainer clients
Jonas - Intern, looking at marketing, one of my trainer clients
Rolf - Intern, looking at social media and social promotion
My internship and how I found it
I decided that I wanted to do my first internship in Denmark, little did I know I would do it in the same apartment project I live in.
I started by turning to my good friend google, and searched for private trainers, coaches etc in the Copenhagen area. I didn't hear back from many and the few that did answer, said they couldn't take in any interns.
Then suddenly I got a mail back with somebody super interested and after a little emailing back and forth and a meeting, I had an internship. I was so excited! And I was ahead of time and didn't have to worry about the internship at the end of semester 3.
Then my internship place had to close due to financial and I freaked, I lost my internship even faster than I had gotten it. Luckily, my old place gave me a recommendation and suggested a place she knew.
I arranged a meeting with the new place, called kost, motion og sund fornuft. The day before the interview, I realized that the internship place in only 200m from my own door and part of the same apartment project! SCORE! and I was lucky enough to get the position.
The host is called Lise Brinkman and is a very kind woman. I'm looking forward to starting my internship there!
The entire 'finding an internship' process went easier than I expected it would. All I did was write some mails about why I contacted them and what I could offer. I didn't even need a formal cover letter or to sent them my CV, so I guess I just got lucky and got in contact with easy going people.
