The Waiting Game
Hi everyone:
I apologize for the lack of updates on my blog in the recent weeks. Life has been busy, although truth be told I am not exactly sure what has been keeping me occupied.
I am currently sitting on the edge of my seat, constantly refreshing my e-mail. In the past few weeks I have sent my resume to a number of PR agencies in the city. Now, I wait. It is sort of similar to when you wait for a date to call. You try and keep your mind off it and pretend you’re not preoccupied with it but in reality it’s all you are thinking about.
While I know agency is the route I am heading down I am trying very hard not to put all my eggs in one basket. Toronto is a big city and PR is a constantly growing industry.
Yesterday, Maggie Fox, a social media guru, came and spoke to the CC and PR students at Centennial College. A very interesting and candid speaker, Fox informed us of the reality that career paths are not always as you plan. Ups and downs are inevitable and its how you recover and grow from these downs that make your career.
I am yet to experience the first up or down of my PR career but I am aware it is coming, maybe not today, maybe not this month but sometime my e-mail inbox has to give me some action!
I wish you all luck in your career path and may you have many ups and downs. I suppose that’s how we grow and learn. I just hope there are more ups than downs!
Cheers, Aly 
Wilson replied:
While you sit waiting for the PR world to recognize your talents look up “Sell Yourself Without Selling Your Soul.” A business book by Susan Harrow, heralded as one of the true gurus of publicity.
Harrow writes: “We crave truth-telling because not enough people do it. And that doesn´t mean telling all. There´s a difference between truth telling and telling all. But telling the truth about yourself and what you´re doing is one of the most powerful things you can do.”
Aly, all I say is repeat what you wrote “… may you have many ups and downs. I suppose that’s how we grow and learn.” I’ve been growing and learning for 60 years and I still look forward to many more ups and downs. What else is there in life?
February 18, 2008 at 5:06 pm. Permalink.