After coming home from the AIESEC conference last weekend, I received the news that I won Rookie of the Year for topping one of my company's sales competition. I just started working for this financial services company last June so I never expected that I would reach this far. Back then I experienced all sorts of emotions--excitement, anxiety and uncertainty. I was in a very complicated position because I knew that I would be leaving for the Czech Republic ever since the beginning. I am glad that I made the most out of my very short stint in the company.
My dear friend, Brian, shared this inspiring quote on his Facebook wall recently:
"Therein lies the best career advice I could possibly dispense: just do things. Chase after the things that interest you and make you happy. Stop acting like you have a set path, because you don’t. No one does. You shouldn’t be trying to check off the boxes of life; they aren’t real and they were created by other people, not you. There is no explicit path I’m following, and I’m not walking in anyone else’s footsteps. I’m making it up as I go."
Just do things. This is something that I would certainly keep in mind. As a fresh graduate, I was pressuring myself to come up with a fixed life plan. But I need to be more patient and to keep on doing a variety of things so that I could discover my true passion along the way. I am not yet 100% certain if I would work in this financial services company forever, but for now, I just feel so blessed for this recognition. This achievement is certainly more than what any 21-year-old could ask for!
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