One week down

Eleven to go.

I started my new job on Monday. I'm learning how to review mortgages in early-stage foreclosure for possible misrepresentations. It's completely exhausting, but really interesting work.

I'm one of five new recruits getting trained up. We're undergoing 90 days of what is essentially real estate and mortgage boot camp. Needless to say, there's an unbelievably high learning curve, and I'm already overwhelmed by the sheer amount I've learned.

For me, the hardest thing to accept was that I wasn't able to jump directly into and know exactly what was going on. Journalism always came so easily. Sure, some stories were tougher to piece together than others, but I always knew the right things to ask and how to frame even a mundane story in an interesting way.

I have to keep reminding myself that nobody has it down pat the first week, and that's why the training period lasts for three months.

Have you experienced this? How do you deal with the challenges of learning a new trade when you knew your last one inside and out?