What did I do today?
    Today I spent some time on the phone speaking to a vendor in regards to the purchase of an Illumacam-2 forensic camera. The camera purchase is part of my grant project. I also spent time attempting to contact my proposed research consultant, Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell, of John Hopkins University. I was reaching out to her in an attempt to gain approval to use her name in my project as a consultant, as well as to obtain a resume and find out about a "train the trainer" opportunity in danger assessment. I made contact with her assistant who requested I send an email to herself and Ms. Campbell in regards to the request. Hopefully, I hear something back from her soon so that I can move forward with the project.

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

   I should have reached out to Dr. Campbell last week as I am under time constraints.  Although, I am simply asking for approval to use her name and to include her resume, I know that people are busy in their own work and daily lives. I should have planned this portion of my grant project a little better, especially when I have to depend on others to do work, let alone people that I have never met.
    
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
  
   My behavior will likely change as I will do better in my attempts to contact people in regards to completion of tasks that I request so that I can give people ample time to reply.  People are busy and have their own work to do, and sometimes doing something for a person whom he/she has never met may not be a priority.