This week I will be packing up my belongings and
moving away from the city I have called home for the last 22 years of my life.
This thought alone terrifies and amazes me all at the same time.
Ever since I was a little girl, I had a game plan:
elementary school, junior high, high school, college and then a job. I stuck to
the comfort of this game plan thinking that every thing was going to go as
planned, and I was going to have this picture-perfect life. I attended Bowling
Green State University in the Fall of 2010 ready to put in my four years,
graduate and then have a steady job. Those four years flew by fast, and I
strutted across the commencement stage and became a proud alumna. I was excited
and eager to find a job, and live out that cookie-cutter life I sought after as
a little girl.
Well, I hate to break it to you all, but life didn’t work
out as I had planned for.
While I was proud to have earned my degree, I had no job,
and no idea what came next. What happened to my picture-perfect plan?
After moving back in with my parents and three months of
ruthlessly applying to jobs had passed, I started to panic. What does someone
with five internship experiences and a degree do when the job offers aren’t
rolling in?
On a whim, I decided to apply for an internship with Rebecca
Adele PR & Events. A few weeks later, I had an interview set up and
accepted an intern position.
I accepted the position ready to immerse myself into the
world of public relations and event planning, which for me was familiar
territory. What I didn’t expect was how much more I would learn about my skills
and myself.
Through this internship I learned how social media
management software is a PR girl’s best friend, how to craft a near perfect
press release, how to develop a love-hate relationship with Pinterest and how
to efficiently plan for an event. What I didn’t expect was how much I loved
supporting my community through the Avant-Garde shows, how much I loved event
planning and how much I love crafting press releases, blog posts and social
media plans.
You could say that life through me a little curve ball with
this internship, for I don’t think I would be where I am today without it.
I have accepted a position with the American Cancer Society
as an event coordinator in hopes to continue my passions for event planning and
PR work. While my time is coming to an end with Rebecca Adele PR & Events,
I will never forget this experience.
This internship has lain down the foundations to what I hope will be a
successful career path, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the experience.
And as for that picture perfect plan that I developed in my
head? I think it’s safe to say I’ve thrown that idea out the window. From here on out, I’m going to take life one
day at a time, and just hope for the best.
Written by Tori Simmons from Rebecca Adele PR & Events
Things don't always go as planned. Sometimes it's hard to let go of what we think we need in our lives and just take the risk of not knowing. Sometimes it's best to just put one foot in front of the other and take it one day at a time. We have better instincts than we believe. Good luck with your future!
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