I fell off the face of the earth in the last...6 months :D
No, really. After my internship I went back to my part-time job for awhile and had a glorious break in Australia and then started work on a contract basis in Advertising. The company I interned at offered me a 6-month position and I told myself why not, just grab it and go. You never know until you try and see where it leads you too, right?
I was deeply immersed and struggled to breathe during the first 3 months. But! After each month I would look back on my campaign reports and say "Hey! I improved!"
That is an achievement :D
As tomorrow is the 1st of April, comes to the end of my contract and I have started looking for options. As good as Advertising is, it is hectic and can be rather routine. I was ad ops for a telco brand and most days I'll go home like this:
Rush rush rush
I want to work on something that has me excited for what each day has to offer. I know that to be good at something it takes at least 10,000 hours of practice.
But..
I found that after awhile I felt like I was slowly grinding my soul to dust. I found it dull to be working routinely on just one, conservative brand. I realized I started calling it "work". I realised I don't like being pigeon-holed. I like to do several things at once and watch them somehow, someway link together. I like learning things. Lots and lots of things. Perhaps I may not want to specialize. I want to be doing a whole variety of stuff and watch.them.link.together!
I was looking around Jobstreet and glanced at Social Media Executives.
I started to feel the pull back to Social Media. You were my love throughout my uni years, a love started by my first internship at Integricity. Now I remember how my uni assignments would kowtow to the power of social media, especially Facebook. Digital, digital, digital.
I sort of got my wish to work in Digital for my first job. But I want more. Something much much more.
To power to create.
The power to make viral content.
The power to connect with users, customers, and all alike. The digital space has no boundaries! Except when your Internet connection fails hahaha.
The power of speed.
If I had to pick 3 things that I love most it would be:
- Content creation (I love writing. I love putting my thoughts and conversations down in words)
- Connecting with people in written form (I'm a person that believes in the power of words, not so much of presentation)
- Making customers happy (I think this comes from being the middle child and having to compromise to make all parties happy. Further encouraged by my part-time jobs in sales/retail. I love making people happy; it makes me happy too)
So here's to a good last month and more to self-discovery!
They say when a door closes, another one opens. I don't know when the other one may open, but I'm excited to find out what it holds for me!
