Kindergarten

Looking for a jobs sucks. There is nothing fun about it. It's stressful, time consuming, annoying, slightly demoralizing, etc. Since graduating in August, I've joked that I feel like I'm back in Kindergarten again. That one second I want to be an astronaut, then a veterinarian five minutes later.  Once I've decided to devote my life to animals, I pass by my old pointe shoes and decide to become a professional dancer. Reality sets in and I start thinking about law school again, before I decide I'll be the next Erin Andrews. If you haven't caught on, this is an endless cycle.  The one problem is, it's left the joke realm and become a serious issue.

I am lucky enough to understand the importance of networking and was able to land a job working as an assistant event coordinator for a non profit called MedWorks here in Cleveland.  So why then Alli are you looking for jobs now? Event planning has always been an interest of mine and I love the feeling of giving back to the community.  With MedWorks, I get both and I love what I do, but as there's no real place for me to go anywhere, I've decided to look for a new career path. (I'm sure one of these posts will be dedicated to the amazing organization that is MedWorks but I'll save that for a little later). Here's my issue: what do I do now?

Having so many options on which type of career path to choose seems ten times more daunting to me than having a laser directed life plan.  While I'm glad I don't feel stuck in one particular field, I can't wait until that light bulb finally goes on and something starts making sense. Until then, I'll go back to my kindergarten mind set and play with some silly putty as a stress reliever as I continue to apply to everything under the sun.

Alli