Really I didn't "get lucky"...I didn't "win" a job with BMG or Universal.
When I was finally allowed to apply for an internship-I was turned down twice by my student advisor and after doing killer research on internships with Polygram my advisor allowed me to interview with Def Jam. An Internship that I kept for close to 2 years. I worked for FREE for damn near 2 years...receiving No Pay and No College Credit after my 1st semester. My college major was radio, tv, & film...And I worked my @ss off on my weekly radio show doing my own programing, advertising, and hosting. (For which I was awarded...) But I selected that particular major so that I could enjoy my career.
Before getting hired with my first industry job...I was interviewed and passed over several times before I actually "got in"...And I won't share the many other shenanigans I experienced as a woman creating a career in the "not so PC" music industry. (The "corporate culture" stories I could tell).
But I knew from a young age that the place you work and the people you work with will get more of your "you" than your family. And when I learned that-(from hating that my single mother had to return to work after being home for a year during high school)-I made a decision...I decided: whatever career I choose, I'd better damn love it.
And at 14 years old I told my mother "I might work a job I hate-but I won't do it for a long time-Ever". I'm sure she thought I was a little arrogant and naive....but as my life has gone on my mommy has admired my tenacity. I actually set my life up to allow me to do something I absolutely loved. It wasn't a f*cking lottery ticket. It was a decision....a come hell or high water commitment....followed by success.
I successfully did just about EVERYTHING on my goal list that I created at 14. (I only missed 2 things but I'm playing catch up on those!) I'd planned my life from 14-32 and I did it!!!
So as I move into my second career-I am continuing my soul searching to again find the answer to the question: "What brings you joy"....
Funny thing-I've had the answer for a while I just wasn't committed to myself the way I used to be. And I didn't feel like what was bringing me joy could also bring me an income...Then I found out about The Beachbody Coaching Opportunity...Now again, I have to do what I need to do so that I can -again- have a career that brings my soul joy. Because like I said the first career... it wasn't no lottery ticket.....
Decide-Commit-Succeed
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