Tag: career change

21.5.22 – A day in the life of a copywriter!

On By theempressdiariessIn gratitudeLeave a comment

Dear diary,

It’s been a while!

I’ve been settling in to a new career…finally!

It’s been a long hard slog to changing my career from teaching assistant to copywriter, but with the help of an amazing guardian angel called Hannah, my new career has become a reality.

I wasn’t sure how it would go when I started but I knew I’d enjoy it.

I literally hit the ground running! I was given collections on my second day and asked to write about it all in 2 days.

Instantly, I felt overwhelmed!

“Where do I start?”

“What if it’s rubbish ?”

“I shouldn’t be here”

Yep that’s right, imposter syndrome kicked right in!

Well, it’s been a few weeks now and I’m starting to feel settled.

I’m taking all the learning opportunities I can and developing each day!!

I’m extremely proud of myself ❤️

I’ll keep you updated 🥰

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5.9.21 – Not this time,

On By theempressdiariessIn keep pushing6 Comments

Dear diary,

Mate, I’m feeling hella deflated!

I’ve decided to take a leap of faith and change my career.

It’s not that I’m unhappy with my job – I’m unhappy with my wage. For me, that and rude parents are the only cons!

So….I sorted out my CV, wrote a mint cover letter and started applying.

I must’ve applied for – no lie – 50 jobs!

So far, only 3 companies have offered me an interview 🙃

And from those 3 interviews, I fell at the last hurdle!

All I’m hearing is ‘no, no, no, no, no’ like I’m an original member of Destiny’s Child.

Being told no so many times is so deflating!

When am I gonna hear ‘yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah’?

I just wanna give up

I wanna say 🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾I’M DONE!

But why am I struggling with rejection?

If one of the children in my class said “Miss, I’m done! I can’t do it”, I’d probably say the usual cliché one liners and tell them to not give up. Keep going. Keep pushing! We wouldn’t get anywhere if we gave up!

If I could throw a tantrum like a three year old – and I’m talking kicking and screaming, the whole deal – I would….no 🧢

But I can’t…

I’m a grown woman who needs to get a grip 😫

I really have got to keep going!

Everything I want costs money (🤷🏽‍♀️ let’s keep it 💯) and if I stay in my current job, I’ll never progress and get the things I want.

I know that I’m going to get knocked back more than I’ll get yeses.

I know that I gotta keep persevering!

The right job is out there for me. I’ve just got to keep looking.

And when the universe is ready, it’ll show me a sign.

So I guess, for now, the job hunt continues…

Doesn’t mean I’ll be happy about it 😒

Wish me luck

Xoxo