Adulting...

If you're anything like me, you have found a path you want to take to make a better future...Finally. It took you... forever, or at least it feels like forever, to get here. The first feel of accomplishment! You have bounced around from job to job, only to find yourself at square one, not being in love with what you do. And then you finally, finally find that something; something you wouldn't mind doing forever. Something that doesn't even feel like a job because of the joy it brings you! Well, it took me about 28 years to get there. Twenty eight years! 16 jobs, 5 different (and completely different) industries, 2 college degrees (different fields, also) and 2 state certifications later, I have chosen to do something new. Something I had no experience in and no exposure to previously, but something that I actually enjoyed. 

So here I was, 28 years old, starting from the bottom. In our society, most 28 year old 'should' have their lives figured out. People look at you weird, if you don't... and people sure did. This is my first time talking about this publicly and there is a reason why I share this with you. 

I have been in LA for the passed 5 months and I'm exactly a year into my new career. At this time last year, I worked my first gig, a show called "Yard Crashers". Since that time I have had over 30 different gigs, but all in the entertainment industry. I can't explain the joy it brings me to create something for public to see.  I have been fortunate to work with huge names, on huge shows, and huge events. I have gained a tremendous amount of experience and knowledge in this industry and have been working on utilizing it all on my personal projects. 

I recently have decided that I want to put all of my effort into getting a position in an ad agency. With a year of experience in reality TV, I now want to transition to commercials. Like I mentioned earlier, it took me 28 years to finally find an industry I like, and now I'm working toward narrowing my department. 

There is a specific reason I'm writing this and I need to get it off my chest. I have been struggling, and I really mean it, to get through to any of these agencies in LA. I feel defeated! I feel like nothing is ever going to happen. I feel like I have literally emailed multiple times to EVERY SINGLE FIRM out there. For the record I know I haven't applied to all, but it feels like it. And let me tell you, I have heard nothing back. Zero, nada, null. I feel like I spend hours applying to these companies, envisioning how awesome it would be to be a part of the creative team. I spend hours writing letters to them along with an application process and I feel that no one ever read it. I apply for positions I qualify for, I don't copy and paste my cover letters; I actually personalize it to each company depending on how I feel that I would fit in. I study their staff, I study their projects, I watch their reels, I even go as far as adding people on LinkedIn (is that stalking?!) that work for the agency. I do anything and everything that I think would be beneficial to my growth in the industry. Now, it's been about 2 months of consistent networking and applying for ad agencies and I haven't gotten too far. That feeling of accomplishment is being defeated by the feeling of rejection. How do I get through? How do I stay motivated? 

I'm still on a mission, as mentioned in the previous blog, not sure what mission that is yet. But when I get there I know it will be worth it. 

As Always Stay Classy My Friends

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