I created this blog back in March. I have been trying to come up with the perfect first blog post. Everything I have written has been all over the place and unorganized. So I thought I might as well just keep it short, sweet, and simple.
I am officially twenty years old. I’m a student at a community college, I work for a professional minor league hockey team, I am a huge sports person. I am currently studying for my Associates of Arts in Broadcast/Journalism. I want to transfer to Penn State and double major in Journalism and Cognitive Neuroscience. The first thing anybody would know about me is, I want to be a sideline/on ice reporter for the NFL and NHL.
I would be lying if I told you I wasn’t scared about entering a complicated and arguably the most important decade of my life. I am the last of both my parents’ children to be entering their twenties. Safe to say, I have not only learned from my four parents (step parents included) but my sisters as well. Learned from their mistakes, their triumphs, what they wish they had done differently, and all that jazz.
There is also a lot of pressure on yourself to not have so much pressure on yourself. To enjoy your twenties but to also get as much done as you can before it’s too late. In the career field I want to be in, there is only rest for the dead. In my head, I have to establish myself quickly and efficiently. Or else I won’t be listened to by anybody. While I am aware that failing is normal, it scares me.
The thought of failure and never accomplishing what I want to do for my life is always in the back of head. At the 2021 BRIT Awards as she was accepting the Global Icon Award, Taylor Swift said two things that have been repeating themselves in my head. One of the things she said regarding career paths really eased my mind about it, “There is no career path that comes free of negativity. If you’re met with resistance, that probably means you’re doing something new. If you’re experiencing turbulence or pressure, that probably means you’re rising,” that made me feel more comforted with failing and bumps in the road. She also said, “If you’re met with resistance, it means you’re doing something new,” and it’s something I thought of but never really put thought into it. If that makes sense.
So that is all I have on my mind at the moment. I hope you enjoyed this first post and what was on my mind. This will be a ride. I hope you will saddle up with me and enjoy the ride.
Until next time.
My Ritzy Roaring Twenties 