EOC Week 1 : My Voice

As far as professionally, when it comes to the Advertising world I am as green as they come. Everything about it is still new and interesting, and as I look upon the industry with a fresh pair of eyes I can only hope that I am able to keep up. It is funny that somebody who is still gaining basic knowledge and experience is already worried about staying relevant. It’s all about portraying confidence. I’m sure many of you are familiar with the phrase “fake it ‘till you make it.” It has been adopted into my mental rolodex of inspirational mantras. And so far has proven itself to be absolutely applicable in every aspect of my life. Not once have been able to create put together and carry out a plan from begining to end in which things worked out or looked like I planned. It’s awful. However, the trick I have learned that always helps is to just keep your mouth shut and do, and as long as your face doesn’t give you away people will never know there was a problem. A fantastic example of this is when I am asked to hair, for a show or photo shoot, or any event I general, (I do hair freelance) As long as I have a plan, something will go wrong and I end up having to wing-it. Improvisation and the ability to think on your toes are absolutely necessary traits to hold if you want to make it in both fields and I have been able to take things I have learned from each and apply them to the other discipline. I am very much enjoying my work and though I have a lot to learn, I always say yes to new networking opportunities and events that come my way.