3 Months into Work

3 months later at Dixon Advisory...

I've realised that I quite like the working environment here at Dixon Advisory Canberra. The people are nice and friendly, the work is interesting and can be quite hectic during the peak season but we have our non-peak periods as well, breakfast is provided and overall, I quite like it there.

I'm halfway through my current probation period of 6 months and am still learning something new everyday. I still need to be very proactive and unassuming in my tasks in order to achieve greater and more efficient performance when doing things. I've also started my Diploma in Financial Planning Services 2 weeks back and would be taking 4 subjects for this diploma. It is a self study course where you have access to a physical textbook and some online course material. In order to pass each subject/unit, I will have to pass an assignment and score greater than 85% (I think) for my exam, all this within a time frame of 3 months.

Apart from work, I've been trying to increase my stamina bit by bit to get myself back in shape. I downloaded a running app for my Blackberry and I find it really useful in tracking my performance. In the past 3 weeks alone, I've managed to clock up to 42km in total running distance as well as up to 13km in total rowing distance. My aunt bought a rowing machine 2 weeks back and I find it really helpful in building up my lung capacity as well as my lower back muscle. My best time so far for a 5km run is 23 minutes while my best time on a 5km row is 19 minutes and 30 seconds. I'm hoping to bring this time down my running time to 20 minutes and my rowing time to 18 minutes within the next 2-3 months.

I'll try to snap a couple of pictures over the coming days/weeks/months to make my blog look a little bit livelier. For now, I'm going to head back to my assignment. Got to try and complete as much as I can as soon as I can.

Take care!