The Next Stepping Stone In My Life

The Next Stepping Stone In My Life

Hey guys! What a crazy month July has been! I went through great times like turning 22, seeing Khalid live, seeing Shawn Mendes live, & just really taking time to spend with my family & friends. I also went through the most challenging month for me career wise & had to realize so much about myself as a person. This post is going to be pretty lengthy & I can finally say everything that's been going on!

So early last month, I decided to leave the job I've had for the past 2 years to pursue another career path way out of my comfort zone! Leaving Francesca's was such a hard thing to do because I had considered the place as a second home & for years found great passion in what I did! No, I didn't want to do it forever but I'll forever be thankful for that phase in my life!

I left that job to pursue the apartment leasing industry. I ran into this industry one day & found great interest in it! I definitely wanted to know more about it! I had gotten the opportunity to pursue that career path with a newer property management that worked out of a satellite office which means they didn't have offices on site at their properties but they were in a office building away from the properties they managed.

Personally from living in a apartment throughout my early teen years when I thought about working in a apartment, I thought about offices on site, pools, workout rooms, beautiful courtyards, & potentially showing someone the great features of living at the complex other than the actual apartment itself. 

These properties I were showing didn't have all of those features! It was just a simple apartment. No pool, gym, courtyard, playground, etc. That was a personal struggle for me when showing the apartment to others & it was a much slower environment than my previous job which was super upbeat & a fast environment!

The hardest thing to adjust to in my opinion was the slow environment & it was so new for me! I did learn a ton in that job & apartment leasing is still interesting to me but the particular environment I was in was a very mature environment & I lowkey felt like a child there! I missed being around young adults & I missed my clientele being young adults!

The situation I was in was so uncomfortable for me & I felt so unsettled that after 3 weeks I had no choice but to put in my resignation letter. That was so hard to do! I was job hunting while at the job because I couldn't imagine myself without a job at all but the job I was in was so mentally draining & I simply wasn't happy. I couldn't torture myself mentally by staying in that situation.

I knew the main consequence of leaving was the fact I wasn't going to be employed which was so hard for me because ever since I was 19, I've always worked. I enjoy working & making money but I knew I had to take a step back mentally & just truly re-evaluate everything whether apartment leasing is my thing or if I need to discover another path?

All this month in between going to concerts & hanging out with friends, I was applying for literally every apartment leasing job & went to over 6 interviews at least. I went to all types of complexes from the nicest complex in town, student housing, & a complex in a area of town I wasn't personally familiar with.

I also was applying in different retailers just in case none of the leasing jobs didn't work out just because I simply wanted a job again & to make money! This past week I have gone to 3 rounds of interviews with a apartment complex in town that I personally felt passion with & could easily see myself working at.

Also this week, I went to a retail interview again just in case this complex didn't work out because I wanna make money again!! The retailer & the leasing job were  both REALLY great opportunities for what I want to do with my future. I either wanna go into the behind the scenes of the fashion industry or social media marketing.

Social media marketing has fascinated me so much over the past years & honestly just from being in a job situation I wasn't happy in, it truly was also a wake up call to really start pursuing what I want to pursue & to not settle for any less but strive for the best. This fall, I'm officially going to start taking courses that will better me for pursuing the social media marketing industry.

From being away from fashion for over a month already, it's truly made me realize how much of a passion I truly had for the industry. The main downfall of working in fashion is most of it is in retail & let's face it retail is a hard life. Long hours & late hours. I mainly went into leasing for the early hours but also too at the same time I am the worst morning person ever LOL!

In 5 years, my ultimate dream job is either being a buyer for my favorite clothing company or go into fashion social media marketing. I love looking at my favorite clothing stores on Instagram & the way they promote their products to their clients & what marketing strategies they use.

After interviewing at both of these places I knew if both of these places had offered me a job it would be a super tough decision! I always knew the apartment leasing job is what I would choose over the 2 due to the fact it would be a super good opportunity for me! If it truly didn't happen though, it wasn't meant to be for now but that doesn't mean I wouldn't try to pursue that opportunity again.

I did hear back from both places. One of them was a no & the other one was a yes. The yes ended up being from the retailer I had interviewed for which ended up being at Victoria's Secret for the Victoria's Secret side (just wanted to clarify that so y'all don't think I'll be on the PINK side). It's a opportunity way more in my comfort zone!

I told myself after leaving my last retail job that I swear I wouldn't go back but honestly I miss being around fashion so much! Being around bras, panties, & lingerie is a different type of fashion than what I'm use to selling but I'm looking forward to seeing what this opportunity has in store for me!

While I'm at Victoria's Secret, I will be taking courses for social media marketing so I can start getting my foot into that industry as well. Who knows? Maybe I'll get a really cool social media marketing internship or opportunity sooner than what I think! I just feel so much more relaxed now knowing I'm in a job more in my comfort zone!

As far as my blog goes, I feel more motivated than ever to blog! I will continue blogging while I pursue these opportunities & hopefully from my courses I'll take maybe I can find new ideas & ways to grow my blog! Blogging will always be just a hobby for me but if I learn something along the way about how I can better my blog, that would be cool as well!

My main focus on what I want this blog to be now is mainly fashion, lifestyle, & my concert experiences. Going to 2 concerts in the past 2 weeks made me realize how much I've missed attending a lot of shows & even blogging about them too which click here to see my Shawn Mendes experience & click here to see my Khalid concert experience!

Expect to see more posts like my concert experience posts & even posts about fun stuff that I do on a daily basis! Thankfully, with this new job opportunity I'll have more time on my hands to go to all types of shows & go on fun adventures. Yes, I'll be getting that bread but also I want to live my best life as well!

I can't wait to find out what the future has in store for me in my career, education wise, & blog wise. This August will hopefully be a lot more of a relaxing month! The reason I'm posting my full story on soul searching career wise because I know I'm not alone in this even though at times I feel alone in this journey.

I'm still a young adult trying to figure out this crazy adult world!

Stay tuned for this new era of my journey!