There's so many things I want to accomplish.
I was just running down the list in my head a few days ago. It's a pretty extensive list, but all doable.
1) I want to buy a home
Something about continuously renting doesn't feel right. I talked to Rob about my goal for us to own a home in Philly, DC and California and he seemed on board with it. He already owns his home in Philly and I won't let him give that up. Dad said I can move in with him, and with that the goal is to pay off my credit card and then save $2,000 a month to go towards a down payment for a condo. Just from some preliminary research, and based on my current salary, I would be able to afford something around the $150,000 range, not to go any higher than 200-220,000. A $200,000 place would make my mortgage payments over $2,000...which I just can't afford right now....at least not by myself. More to come on that.
2) I want to get a master's degree
I still want to be a two-degree shawty but I don't feel like being indebted to 2U. The datascience thing just feels...hard. I'm thinking about just an analytics master's degree that I can finish in a year. This is something I'd still have to think through. To be honest, I'm more interested in those trilogy bootcamps. I want to learn the basics of those hard technical skills and move on after that. I know for a fact being an account manager, isn't my ideal situation. I want a skillset and career path that will allow me to call the shots based on my knowledge. I want people to need me for my skillset, not the other way around.
3) I want to learn some new skills and change departments at work
It's super important for me to really solidify some hard technical skills. Now how am I going to do that? I'm not completely sure, but I do think it's important to talk to people and see how they got to where they are and what opportunities did they solidify to exercise those muscles. Here's a loose plan I have:
1. Talk to Monil - which is happening this Friday 2. Talk to George - he used to be on brand but switched to demand generation 3. Talk to Sophie - she also used to be on brand (I didn't know her too well) but is now on demand gen 4. Talk to Kevin - Kevin Bolton is now in CIS which is a pretty data driven role supporting Admissions. Him being an admissions manager before definitely helped him segue into this role 5. Keep tabs on Kayla - who recently shifted over into the Datascience team. I could always inquire about who would be good to talk to. 6. Reach out to Renee Becker Bourbeau on LinkedIn - She's a random woman that connected with me on LinkedIn. Apparently she's in the MBA@UNC program and has pretty extensive knowledge in that Marketing Analytics realm.
I think this would be a good start into seeing what my direct next steps should be. I do know I want to definitely learn some new skills and eventually get out of brand. Linkedin Learnings, Cornerstone Learnings, EdX and other self-help sessions would definitely help. The end goal is to get really good and join a company that allows me to work from anywhere in the world...OR...hire/mentor people under me to handle certain accounts for marketing/tech analytics.
4) I really want to accomplish my fitness goals
GAWD, I'm so sick of this ALWAYS COMING UP. I've been wanting to gain 20-30 pounds for a good four years now and it's ******** embarrassing. It's hard to go to the gym often when a) it doesn't effortlessly meld into your life i.e. if you have to disrupt your life in any way shape or form to do it. Honestly...the key here is dieting...a high carb diet to pack the pounds. If I were to start seeing the weight gain that I wanted then it would be easier to keep it going...*sigh* Maybe moving in with Dad will help this.....Maybe not.
5) I want Rob and I to finally be on the same page
GAWD...this....is a whole 'nother story. Of course, but the point being is that...what he did last year...is rough. I still feel like s**t...often. I can't trust him...and I'm not sure how to move forward...especially with the uneasiness going on in other parts of my life right now.
I'm not sure what else to say. It literally took me a couple days to wrap this up but I'm glad I did (It's Thursday now). I'm not really doing anything at work today. I have a couple of webinar things I need to do but I'm not trying to move on these until the school approves the overall strategy. I'd hate to build out a presentation and then they hate the whole idea. So there's that.
I'm lowkey excited to move back to Dad's house....even with that horrible 1-hour commute each way. I just want to get my life back on track...mostly I want to pay off this damn credit card and finally start working towards something. Reducing my financial responsibilities too. There are quite a few cons, but I'm in such a different space right now mentally than when I first moved down here October 2017...which honestly seems like a lifetime ago. I was optimistic with a loose plan and didn't really know what to expect...but just over the past year and a half...i've gone through a lot and learned that the people that I cared so much about and outright STANNED for...didn't quite feel the same about me. And it hurt...for a long time.
So I guess this is a way to recenter myself and focus on me and build for my future.
Somebody once said, "If you focus on people, you'll end of chasing people. But if you focus on smashing your goals, you'll attract many." No truer words have been said.
One Love. heart
Ryo
Mood: I'm good smile Music: "Believe in Myself" - Edge of Life from Fairy Tail OP21
Ryonosuke · Mon Apr 15, 2019 @ 09:15pm · 0 Comments |