While we discussed Seth Godin's "Dip" in class this week, I immediately thought of my experiences in Elementary School. When I switched from the 2nd grade to the 3rd grade side of my 2/3 split class, I found myself at the low point in the Dip. I had moved from the top of my class to the bottom almost instantly, and found myself struggling to achieve mediocre and low marks. I could have decided to return to my state of comfort and gone back to being in 2nd grade, but decided to stick it out. After a brutal year, I had caught myself up with the rest of the class, and began recieving high marks again from 4th grade on. I had made it through the dip and to the success on the other side.

The only problem I see in the "dip", is its deceptive nature. You can think your in the dip, for weeks, months, or even years, but truly be on the "cliff" or "Cul-de-Sac" route instead. Learning when to quit is something I need to do, especially as my workload increases while the number of hours in the day continues to stay the same.