Today, we were given the assignment of writing down three questions about life. They could be related to our education, dating life, or anything else we felt we needed advice on. Here were the three questions I came up with...
1. What is the best way to get involved in Experience Management (my major)?
2. Should I give up competing solely because it is SO expensive?
3. Is it OK to keep saying "yes" to a guy I'm not interested in, ALTHOUGH I enjoy being around him? Or am I completely wasting his time?
With these questions in mind, we were then given the task of sharing our questions to the class. As we went around asking for advice, we were encouraged to jot down any advice that stuck with us. Here were some of the responses I received...
Question #1
-"Take advantage of any job shadowing opportunities you can find. Specifically, find someone who has a job you're interested in & follow them around for a day. Also, come up with some questions about your dream job & interview someone who holds the position you hope to one day have."
Question #2
-"Do you enjoy it?" (me: absolutely!)..."then find a way to make it more affordable. Apply for scholarships. Work with the coaches."
Question #3 (I intentionally saved this one for a guy)
-"I know what you mean. I've been in a situation where I know I like the girl more than she likes me. My best advice is to space out the time you're with them. Otherwise, you're just leading them on."
This activity helped me realize: (1)I have several peers I can go to for some great advice and (2) the answers I had in mind to these questions were validated through their advice.
Now what? I have been working along side BYUSA to gain experience in event planning. I have also researched potential job positions within my major. However, I definitely lack experience in the internship department. My goal for this semester, with the help of a counselor, is to find three internships that best fit me & start applying. I hope to begin working for one this spring. When it comes to dance, I definitely go full out. Through competing I not only have gained lots of experience but also have become a stronger and more versatile dancer. However, competing in ballroom is not cheap. Between coaching, competition fees, costume rentals, hair and make-up, and lots more, my bank account seems to suffer. But because I love it so much, I can't bear the thought of giving up any part of it up. So for now, I will continue doing what I love... under strict budget. Lucky for me, my dad raised me to carefully keep track of my mula #spreadsheets4life. However, I will definitely take into consideration applying for a scholarship. Any amount of money towards dance would be greatly appreciated. As far as dating, I 100% agree with what my peer had to say. Let's face it, guys & girls simply cannot be friends. But I don't see why I have to completely cut things off with someone I care a lot about and enjoy being around. Therefore, I'll give him some space, for now (: Thanks for all the advice!!
First of all, I love your blog! (You are going to have to show me how to add the pictures) Secondly, I also learned a great deal from our peers this week! It was great to talk to people and get advice from sources you haven't had before. I realized that so many people in our class have great resources and are super nice! I'm excited to finish the rest of the semester surrounded by such amazing BYU students.
ReplyDeleteYou're blog is incredible! Great work sister! And I like your questions a lot; I can especially identify with your second one. It can be difficult when lack of resources inhibit us from doing what we love; however, I've found that as long as we keep our priorities straight, opportunities are far more likely to present themselves.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you posted about networking - I also found it very helpful and received some great advice on the questions I asked. It's amazing to me how easy it was to get new ideas that I had never thought of before that helped as much as they did. Good luck with competing - keep up with it. You won't regret it!
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