The Future is now.
What am I going to do with my life? The amount of times have I heard this question. My teachers asked me this teachers throughout high school, my parents seem to ask me every week, having dinner with friends it’s the topic of choice, my last date I went on the guy asks “ so were do you see this going?”. Well I’m not a fortune teller and the truth is I’m totally sure on what my exact plans for 2012 are, hey I’m not sure what I’m doing on the weekend (most likely homework these days).
Currently I’m studying Cert IIII in Public Relations, the course is not exactly what I expected by it is a challenge, and I’m enjoying learning new things. I guess there is a lot of pressure on everyone in this course, only because we have four lecturers ( five if you include Keith) who are all backing us, believing in us and want us to succeed in this industry. It feels like they can see our potential and are trying to push us to reach it, this can be frustrating because it’s hard to know what we are really capable of.
And yes it’s scary to think I’m paving my career path now, what I do in this class may directly impact on my future. I understand that it is lucky, to have so many people behind you, who have faith in you, but it’s confronting when I’m not sure if I have faith in myself. This course has already taught me so much, and not only things about PR. Since living away from home, being a student, and a group member I feel I have grown up a lot, I have learnt to accept everyone. There is still a lot more to learn, my aim is too continue to improve my writing skills and time management.
I have been set on continuing with Diploma next semester, it’s looks to be a fantastic opportunity with a lot of hands on experience (which I feel is the best way to learn). However it seems unsure if there will even be a Diploma class next semester; most students have other plans after Cert IIII which is a shame. In a perfect world I will pass Cert IIII with flying colours, continue with diploma and get work experience at an event company like Sunset Events, or Pound Events. I have already started putting in some ground work with these companies by volunteering for them and a lot of Facebook stalking.
Overall this entire course is eye opening and apart from the stressful times I really do enjoy it, and feel like it is the right industry for me. It’s becoming exciting the more I learn and start to apply, let’s hope my dreams and goals will become my reality next semester.
You're doing great - we understand it is a steep learning curve, however with the extra support from your lecturers you can achieve great things. When you reflect on the semester in week 20, you'll look back on a very productive time of your life :)
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