Today I start my new job. It’s my first full-time job ever, and my first job out of college. I feel like everything I did over the past several years led up to this moment.
And because inquiring minds want to know, I’m doing fundraising at The Nature Conservancy.
It’s kind of my dream job, and it’s been in the works since I was in India over winter break. That’s a long time, but it was worth the wait.
My show of choice lately is Felicity, probably because it’s back to school time and for the first time in my life I’m not going back to school. Yesterday I watched the season three finale and Noel said it perfectly. Ben asks him what it feels like to get a job doing something he loves and Noel says, “I feel like I backed into something great.” He talks about how lucky he was to take a class in graphic design his freshman year, and how if he wouldn’t have taken that class he wouldn’t be moving to Seattle to start this job that he’s really excited about, but finds terrifying.
Exactly.
And, just like Noel says, we have our whole lives to work. So if you aren’t doing what you want to be doing after graduation you still have time to make it happen. I never in a million years thought I would do this right after I graduated. I was fully prepared to take a job I didn’t want and volunteer on the side to continue building the skills I would need for a job like this.
But I have to say–I feel like I earned it. All through college I looked for a career I thought I would enjoy but also one I felt was realistically attainable. I took the classes I needed, did the volunteer work, the internships. Anyone who knew me in college will tell you, I worked my butt off to get this job every day. It paid off. I earned it.
I’m also incredibly, incredibly lucky, fortunate, and blessed.
Congrats and Good Luck on you first day at work
By the by, I love Felicity! Such a good show. I have it on dvd and watch it once a year. Usually around the fall.
Congrats on landing your dream job. I know how amazing that feeling can be and how terrifying it can be when you are actually starting! I’m in the same boat. I have been blessed with the fortune of landing my dream job right after college. And getting there was hard work but the determination never left me. I was expecting to have to wait for the opportunity to end up where I always wanted to be, but then one thing led to another, and I find myself exactly where I wanted to be. There is nothing quite like it. I’m happy for you and wish you the best of luck! I hope you had a fantastic first week!
You summed it up perfectly! So exciting and scary but things are going well so far. Congrats to you on your job as well!