Breaking comfort zones has never been something I obviously felt comfortable doing. However, being at PCE Promotions I took a leap of faith. I moved from my small hometown to the big city to start a new chapter of my life. I’ve never done anything like this before. I’m used to talking with people because of working retail, but I’ve never worked with the community in such a hands-on way. I have always loved to help people, it’s who was raised to be.

Coming into this, I was honestly worried about everything. I had a lot of fear of failure and success. Double whammy, I know. I was afraid that I wasn’t ready to move away from home, that I chose the wrong career path, that I was letting everyone down, even myself down. On the flip side, I didn’t think I was allowed to be successful like everyone said I could be. I was excited coming into this though, but I wasn’t exactly confident in myself. I kept coming in though because I’m the person who doesn’t give up.

This has been a learning experience for me, for sure. A couple things this experience has taught me is to have patience with myself, and the easiest way to not succeed is to get in your own head, and way. The best way to stay out of your own way is to have patience, and have fun. The best way I have found to do both of these is to lean on my coworkers, until I can lean onto myself. I’ve always dreamt of having such a healthy work environment. Everyone around me has faith in me, which has helped me to learn to be patient with myself. Instead of holding onto the compliments for the next person, I’m now taking them in for myself. Lastly, its important to reflect on your growth to realize who you’re becoming, and what’s needed for the next steps. This career is about trusting the process, but also taking control of your own success. Which has definitely helped me grow as a person.