Change. To some that word is scary. It has always been to me, anyways. The thought of it throws my mind through a whack. Us humans are, for the most part,very routine people. We don’t necessarily like change disrupting our everyday routine, mundane lives. College is a time of change, a time of trying new things and a time of putting yourself out there. This past year of my life has been the BIGGEST change of all. It was scary and intimidating but has been the most rewarding year yet. I would like to say, now, I am open to change or trying to be better about it because it has significantly played a huge positive role in my life.
Fall of 2018, first semester of my junior year of college. Many of my fellow classmates had a resume that mine wouldn’t stand a chance against. I hated my current job (I was at working retail for a corporation) and I was trying to find any possible way out that could BETTER me overall. In early September, that day came for me. I landed myself an internship in marketing at a local real estate office. Little did I know how much opportunity and how many amazing people this would bring into my life. BUT, on the other hand, this came with a lot of change and with that being said I was slightly scared. I was scared because this was something new to me. I didn’t necessarily have a lot of marketing knowledge yet. I feared mistakes. I would be surrounded by new colleagues and this, finally, meant I got to quit my routine job of nearly two years. I was ecstatic about this amazing opportunity I landed. With that, though, came a scared feeling. I can wholeheartedly tell you now that quitting that routine, mundane job and landing this internship has been the BEST thing for me. My internship has given me SO many opportunities, I am blessed beyond belief and could not be happier. I learned to embrace the change.
Amidst all the change of my new job and quitting the old one, I had joined two new student lead organization clubs on campus, one being Her Campus. I remember being so nervous putting myself out there with women I did not necessarily know. The Her Campus women welcomed me with the biggest arms making me feel so loved and felt so belonged. These women have become some of my best of friends over this past year. Yet again, I took that leap of faith and if it weren’t for change, I wouldn’t be surrounded with the women I am now thanks to Her Campus. This club has a huge piece of my heart and I always look forward to spending my Tuesday nights with these incredible ladies that have enormous goals, motivate me to be better and to spend some time laughing with them among all the stress school can bring.
The other club I had joined was an engineering group, Engineers Without Borders. I, being a business major, was extremely intimidated at the fact of this. I thought that they are all smarter than me so I would be an odd ball out. My boyfriend is the president of the club and had talked me into being interested in running their social media accounts, so I decided before taking over that role I would sit in on a couple meetings. I remember being SO nervous and I don’t know why. But this group, as well as Her Campus, had opened me with wide arms and always made me feel so welcomed. This group is so awesome, with the greatest and some of the smartest people I know. I am able to learn from them and they learn from me. It has had such a positive impact on my college career thus far. AND, yet again, I am thankful I took that leap of faith and embraced the change.
There is probably a significant amount of other small changes that has occurred over the school year, but these are the ones that has had the biggest impact thus far. As I am finishing up my junior year of college, I can thoroughly say that without change I would not be where I am at today. I wouldn’t have met the amazing people I have; I wouldn’t have landed a job that I love, and I don’t necessarily think I would have sustained the confidence I have gained. This year has been a year of taking leaps of faith and a year of growing. I am learning to embrace the change instead of shunning it away. Trust me, it is one of the best things you can do for yourself.
So, go ahead and take that leap of faith, you will be happy you did.