For the past 22 years of my life I have had short-term attainable goals and long-term dreams. When I was junior in college I had a short-term goal of getting as far away from Roswell as I could. I had long-term dream of working in communications. Well with HOPE scholarship in hand I traveled to Statesboro, GA to earn a degree in liberal arts. During my junior year of college I wanted to be president of PRSSA, I wanted to travel and I wanted my own car. With help and hard work, I landed an amazing job, traveled to cities across the country, became president of PRSSA and bought my first car.
The second semester of my senior year, I wanted to work in public relations more than anything. I spent every night networking or applying for amazing internships in Atlanta. I had a fantastic senior year that ended with an internship at Porter Novelli and the perfect apartment in Buckhead.
After that internship ended, 2012 became the first year I haven’t been able to articulate exactly what I want. Being a driven person, finding my passion became my short-term goal and long-term dream. I don’t think I am quite there yet. But I take comfort in being 22. I take comfort in the fact that I have plenty of years to figure out.
So my New Years resolution is not a short-term tangible goal. It is simple. I want to enjoy the last month I have of being 22. I want to shatter expectations. I want to strive for a career I am passionate and proud of. But most of all I want remember that this, what I wake up doing everyday is my life. And I don’t want to take a single moment of it for granted.
A photo-ode to 2012 . . .
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January 2, 2013 at 4:46 PM
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January 4, 2013 at 1:20 PM
Brianna Wagenbrenner
I have a quick addition to this post! Jason Konopinski recently wrote a post about his 3 words of 2013 (http://www.jasonkonopinski.com/2013/01/02/my-3-words-for-2013/). I love this idea and decided to narrow my resolution down to three words.
1. Develop: I want to develop my skills professionally and continue to develop some projects I have started post graduation, such as my blog. I want to be able to evaluate my progress next year!
2. Read: I hate to admit this, but I am terrible at finishing a book. Even worse – improving my writing has been a resolution since last year. Well, I believe reading and completing some books on my to-do list will help me achieve that goal.
3. Discover: I am living in Atlanta, and I feel like I have yet to discover the city. So this year I am going to discover Atlanta and more of the metro area. I want to have favorite spots and secret hideaways!!
I will get some posts geared up with ways I am meeting these resolutions.