05/12/2019
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧, 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧?
When I was in my mid-twenties, I was looking for an internship, but I didn't want the same old boring ones as my classmates. So I started researching what my options were. I dreamed of working in NYC, and it was a dream that seemed too far ways and too unattainable.
I found a web/advertising agency online and decided that I wanted to pitch an idea for an internship to them, what could happen? If they weren't interested, they could say NO.
In preparing for my pitch, I designed an interactive website ( remember this was in 1999) 20 years ago. Nevertheless, I developed an online Kitchen. The URL was called Sascha's Kitchen. ( I love to cook up ideas, food, new fun ways of doing things) So this was pertinent and represented me well.
All the small kitchen appliances were clickable. So when your mouse glanced over, a popup would appear and you would learn a fun fact about me.
I finished up my Online Kitchen and crafted an email to them, and I did so well that they wrote me back 6 hours later and asked me to fly in for an interview. I went to New York for the discussion and left with an official offer. I was moving to the Big apple!
One of my first assignments was to create marketing material to encourage women to learn how to use the internet. The client was none other than Oprah Winfrey. YES OPRAH!!
Why I'm telling you this story now?
If you are dreaming about changing your career or job, this is all you have to know:
1. Don't be afraid of taking chances
2. Believe in your ideas; you have them for a reason
3. Being proactive and taking the initiative, we can always only get a NO.
Can't wait to show you guys what I have been cooking up in my career kitchen, so keep your eyes locked on this space.
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