The Dreaded Question: "What's Next?"
- Apr 5, 2016
- 2 min read
66. It's a number that seems like could take forever to get here but one the other hand, it will fly by. In 66 days I am one of the many individuals who will be putting on that cap and gown and to receive a piece of paper that cost me thousands of dollars.
So many changes
are happening, it's an exciting and nerve-wracking time for college graduates. Then there's the dreaded question asked by EVERYONE, "so, what's next?" It's the question I've heard a million times and every time I hear it, my anxiety rises. There's nothing more that I hate than being asked that question because in reality, I have no idea what's next. Everyone has big dreams and aspirations for where they will be after graduation but believe it or not, life doesn't follow the five year plan you started mapping out the day you declared your major, or even earlier.
For me, I have known for most of my life that I have wanted sports somehow be incorporated into my life. After I quit softball I just figured I'd play intramurals here at Central or volunteer as a coach for a recreational team around the Ellensburg area and then continue to coach when I have children. It wasn't until I got into my PR degree that I realized I wanted to go into the sports marketing field. With that being said, my job hunt has consisted of jobs in the sports industry but I have come up unsuccessful with landing the interview because of the lack of experience I have in marketing. It was slightly discouraging at first but once I came to terms with the fact that my first job won't be my dream job, or forever job, my anxiety has decreased.
This doesn't mean I can't end up in the sports industry before my career is over, it just means that I need to adjust my job search to places that are willing to take a chance on an upcoming college graduate who has two athletic internships. A marketing firm may not have been where I saw myself starting my career as of last year but I can't plan out my
life and expect there to never been a road blocks to go around or hurdles to jump over. Life throws you those obstacles so you can adjust and learn to grow.
Graduating college and the "what's next?" is just another one of obstacles.
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