Friday, April 5, 2013

so the marketing degree and the first job is complete...

wow it has been just over 2.5 years since i completed my bachelors degree. since i left australia. since i arrived in the uk. since i decided i would give it everything i have got.

the first job, that was interesting, what an amazing, amazing experience, i have loved every second. but did the degree really prepare me for what was next...

in all honesty, no...no it did not! there are very few times were i was able to put back-in practically what i had learnt without it taking too much time. learning so much on the job made me resilient and tough against the idea that i might or might not succeed.

i guess it will be the next job that will define what is next, how i have progressed, what i have learnt.
the degree certainly taught me how to learn, how to think and how to ask questions. what the job taught me is, how to work, how to behave and more importantly how to succeed.

my first 2 years in the real world...the real working environment has been a huge learning curve, there has been ups...and downs and a journey worth celebrating due to the people i have met and the projects i have completed.

i am stronger for studying, but is work all it is cracked to be...perhaps...i know work is not meant to define you, but i want to love what i do, i want to be passionate about who i am and what i believe in and i want to make the world a better place because of it.

my next role will be that, i will have more courage, more conviction and will bring a greater understanding of what “my” success looks like with an implementation strategy that will change the course of history!

(well maybe not quite just yet, but maybe it could do at some point...)

so the degree is over…so then comes the first job…so the first job is over…so then comes…
passion, excitement and reward!