These days I'm reflecting on my life and what's to come next. I find other girls my age are waiting for the engagement ring from their longtime beau or pining away for a s/o. For me, my career is my bae and a lover's just a side piece. I don't find myself craving someone to love me; I love myself and that's enough. I just want to kick this career of mine into high gear. I have talent, and I refuse to let it go to waste. I just don't know what I want to do with it yet. I always sit at work thinking, "If I were to walk out of this office right now, what would be my next hustle?"
Though I've only been really working for about five/six years, I feel like I've had a dozen career paths. I was the blogger girl. I was the social media girl. I was the studio manager girl. I was the music PR girl. I was the freelance PR girl. I was the freelance writer girl. I was the city girl. I was the e-comm tech girl. I was the eco girl. I was the design girl. Now I'm the admin girl of three years wondering how I've stayed in one place for so long.
I need to be next level, but I don't know what that entails for me yet. Everything just feels so done. Nothing's really that "new" and "different" anymore. Trends are minimally altered and reemerge at least three times a decade. Everyone wants their 15 minutes which is now made easier with social media. Everything just seldom feels fresh.
What's not out there yet? That's what I need to figure out so I can create my own path, and thus, my legacy. I feel like I'm one of those people who has to do it on her own. Whenever I work for other people, I always feel let down. Promises are broken and things don't turn out how I thought. Building a legacy is important to me, and I won't be satisfied if I'm not working hard and creating something I can be proud of. I want, no need, to make my mark. Now doesn't that sound like grown-up thinking? Cheers to that!
