“What you visualize, you can materialize”

Jasmine Fowlkes — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:26:39 +0000

For as long as I can remember I’ve always been accustomed to routines.

I always caught the school bus at 8 am sharp, went to cheerleading practice at 3:30 pm, waited for mom to pick me up at 5:30 pm, ate dinner around 7 pm, started my homework at 8 pm and went to bed around 10 pm. Always. Day in, and day out. I followed roughly the same routine for about 8 years.

To this day I still follow a strict regime. I go to work around the same time each week, do homework the same days each week, and so on and so forth. I’ve come to realize that I find comfort in routines, structured schedules and habits.

I take great pride in always being two steps ahead of myself, knowing what the next move is that I’m going to make, setting goals and aspirations for the next three to four years, and always planning and preparing.

Until now…

I am eight months away from graduating from college. Meaning, eight months away from the “real world”. Eight months from moving away from a place I’ve called home for the past four years. Needless to say, it’ll be eight months of uncertainty.

Although I do have goals for myself and my career path, I don’t have any set plans, no idea of where I’ll end up, no idea of what I’ll be doing. All this is extremely frightening for someone who is a slave to structure, organization, and agendas. This is coming from someone who has always relied on plans set far in advance.

The question I get lately is, “What are you doing after college?” “Where are you moving to?” “Who will you be working for?” Questions that even I don’t know the answer to. It makes me wonder…

Will I be in Los Angeles? New York? Orlando? Atlanta?

Will I be practicing non-profit PR? Agency PR? Minority marketing?

I hope to use this personal website/online portfolio to document my journey to “adult life”. Watch closely as I share my fears, goals, aspirations, and poetry. Watch as I share my mistakes, improve my writing skills, and celebrate my successes. By the end of this journey I hope to have grown into a prepared pre-professional.

Lately I’ve found myself visualizing where I see myself next year. Visualizing and believing in my hopes and dreams. Although my exact plans are unclear, I am sure of a few things.

I visualize myself living somewhere that is beneficial for both myself and my career.

I visualize myself practicing public relations, advertising, and/or marketing. (I also visualize myself being very good at it, too!)

And most importantly, I visualize myself being happy.

I’ve learned a few things about myself these past couple months. I’ve learned that it’s OK not to have a master plan for the next couple years. I learned that it’s OK not to know what step to take next. Shoot, it’s even OK not to know anything at all.

I will continue to visualize myself making an impact in my career. It’s true what they say, “what you visualize, you can materialize”. The more I believe, the more likely it is that’ll happen.

Inspirational Quote of the Day: “It’s not necessary to see the entire staircase, as long as you take the first step”- Unknown

I’m excited to see what the future holds for me.

- Jasmine

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“What you visualize, you can materialize”