It was one of the hardest periods of my life. It was
actually the most challenging four
months of my life to be exact- being the student that I am, my year begins in
August and time moves forward in semesters and summer breaks or quarters and
interterm sessions. I spent four
months of my life dreading each mile of my drive from Beverly Hills to Orange
County, each word that came out of my professors’ mouths, and each moment I had
to be on campus. I spent four months of my life merely existing
without really living life, sixteen
weeks of a life without passion and drive.
I spent 122 days, which
actually felt like two years feeling…
stuck!
It’s not often that I write about my own life… especially in
first person, but I want to [preface] this piece of writing with the fact that
I honestly, whole-heartedly believe that there is a great lesson to learn
within my story and hopefully inspiration for the next person feeling like I did.
I wasn’t just feeling stuck. I defined myself that way—I
was a
stuck person, trapped in my own negativity, jammed
between one poor grade and another, immovable.
It wasn’t until January that I decided to re-gain control of
my life. I have always believed that when something isn’t working in our lives,
we must drastically change an aspect in order for transformation to actually occur.
I had a coffee date with a very special woman today.
Surprisingly, she said, “One of the most important things to remember about the
industry is to listen, its to actually hear your client. Everyone wants to talk
about themselves, we need to just really listen.” I grinned at the fact,
electrified that I had said that exact sentence in the interview for my current
job. I found myself being heard today and that in itself was inspiring. The
fact that someone sat across the table from me, over coffee drinks, believing
in my skill set, listening to my story was inspiring all in itself.
It’s strange to think that four months have already gone by, this time, in the blink of an
eye. It’s bizarre to shut my eyes and think that four months ago, I had been stuck for four months. I was stuck—trapped in the darkest
hole of my life, and now? Now I’m beginning one of the most exciting, one of
the scariest journeys— my career and the rest of my life. There’s nothing like
the feeling of the “ball rolling.” There’s nothing like taking control of our
own lives, diving headfirst passionately and giving it all we’ve got. There’s nothing like that feeling, the one of
knowing how right what we are doing feels, and then being further inspired and
encouraged to continue pursuing it.
Fashion & Entertainment PR and
Corporate Event Planning, here I come!
[Dedicated, Allison Crandall] Thank you.
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