23/06/2022
This is going to sound RIDICULOUS⦠but I literally started my career because of ONE 30 second video.ā
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Iāll set the stage:ā
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There I was, 20, in my PJs, light off, phone charging, face illuminated by my phone. I was scrolling through TikTok for some source of serotonin or dopamine. ā
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I felt stuck, and I had no idea why. I had just passed and received my diploma in Event Management, I had an amazing job in weddings which I loved (and still do today), and I could help but feel that I was FAILING at what I didnāt know, but I didnāt light up at work anymore (Hotels during a pandemic⦠it was rough). ā
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And then I came across one single TikTok that changed my life. This girl was talking about social media, and it was so damn cool. Like cool as hell. I knew all about marketing in theory, but how she talked about it⦠it lit me up!ā
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I remember the next day thinking about it and thought, āI should study marketingā I got home, hit the books (laptop), stumbled into the business community, and looked around⦠what a cool place! So many people were doing cool things, and it was there I knew I wanted in!ā
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So I made a list of what I was okay at and what I was good at, what I was qualified in and what I loved and somehow mapped out a business. ā
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Flash forward one year:ā
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- Spoke at a networking eventā
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- Have worked with 25+ businesses, teaching them how to use social media and running their accountsā
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- Started a job at a marketing agency that allows me to learn and growā
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- Enrolled in university to study business and marketingā
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- Got a university scholarship from being a young business ownerā
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- Have made so many amazing relationships from my journey and still am ā
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- Have found a passion that keeps me up at night from excitementā
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- Have created a business dream and set goals that I never knew I even wanted ā
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All from 1 damn TikTokā
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So when people say social media can change someoneās life, I freaking believe it!