I’ve spent much time lately pondering what I want to accomplish in the next few years. The majority of my contemplation revolves around my career and where I see myself working. My working life for more than 10 years focused on improving my skills to become the best executive assistant. When offered a chance to use these long developed skills in a more challenging position, I leapt at the chance. However, shortly afterwards, I realized that this wasn’t the step I had envisioned. While I am continuing to increase my skills as a team leader, overall, there are few advantages to this increase in responsibility.
As I become more adept at this new position, I find myself searching for something more. A position that will drive not only my passion for work, but my creative passions as well. Through this blog and the former iterations, I discovered how much I enjoy writing and posting. I’ve learned a great deal about WordPress and am fascinated with the people I have met along the way as well as those I will meet soon. The WordCamp’s I attended grow my interest in the blogging platforms, creative development of sites, and drive me to discover new areas and skills within this platform.
My semesters as Austin Community College studying Technical and Business Writing forced me to step out of my comfort zone and learn basic graphic design, along with Photoshop and Illustrator which had baffled me for many years. Not only did I discover the more creative side to web design and how to manipulate simple and complex designs into a cohesive presentation, but I also continued to improve my knowledge and skill in writing for a larger audience while still maintaining my voice.
My biggest success was my first venture back to school with a speech course. I had spent most of my life afraid to speak up and be heard. Voicing my opinion was reserved for small groups of friends or family. Yet, through many experiences in my adult life, I learned to branch out and speak up. Completing the course with the top grade in the class solidified my resolve to step out of the shadows and make my voice heard.
As I still need to make the funds necessary to support my lifestyle, I have decided that I want to find a second job that focuses my creative abilities from the comfort of my home. I enjoyed telecommuting when I lived in Austin, and I know that despite working a regular schedule at my ‘day job’ I can make the time to gain the experience I need to move closer to my goal of working in a more creative way and move away from the corporate environment I now exist within.
While I work on finding this complementary position, I aim to grow this blog to the readers and numbers I enjoyed in its previous iteration as UrbanBachelorette.com. This blog will not be only books, but also more of my creative side. Sharing, learning, and growing into the person I want to be in the next few years.