I’ve Graduated… Now What?

Raise your hand in the air like you just don’t care if you’ve also just graduated university, high school, your masters, or whatever… and now you’re at a road block.

Stress is rising, family and friends are asking “what’s next?”. You just smile and shrug, or even make something up, but inside your head you’re spinning not knowing what you’re supposed to do with your life and where you want to go next.

Well, happy to be on the same page… kinda.

After 16 years of having a stable schedule;

6:30 – wake up

6:45 – stop being on my phone and climb out of bed and get ready

7:00 – leave for school

7:00 – 16:00 – be at school

17:00 – the sky’s the limit

Now:

13:00 – wake up

14:00 – have breakfast

14:30 – contemplate life

15:00 – nap

20:00 – wake up and dinner

21:00 – watch Netflix and pass out

Repeat;

it’s time to think of the next steps.

I’ve personally decided to hang off on my masters. As much as having a stable routine and a security blanket was nice, I feel like now I’m meant to do more that study.

Yes a master’s may be important, but I’m lucky enough to have graduated at the age of 21, which not many are able to say, so why not make the most of it and gain experience.

I’m not going to lie, I have a lot of things on my plate. iwanteditfirst is something I want and will continue to carry forward (despite my absence). I want to document my life, share thoughts and ideas with all of you, and also learn together! But it’s not my full time job.

What will be my full time job? Do I want to work for a brand or do I want to be my own boss? Will I be able to make enough money to support myself?

These are all valid questions which I’ve heard from myself and many of my friends in my situation. The world is changing, inflation is fucking up everyone, and our generation is being thrown in the dragon’s den with opportunities being limited and companies not paying enough.

This is where I stand… my dream is to work in luxury fashion and beauty. Today I took a massive step forward and applied to positions in some of my dream brands. Let’s wait and see if I hear back.

Let alone the MASSIVE step I would have to take in my life with the positions being back in Italy. There’s just so much going through my head.

I’ve traveled my whole life and being abroad is my personal save haven, but once uni is done there’s very little tying me down to a country I’ve been calling home for the last four years.

Navigating our feelings through such change can be difficult, that’s why you need to talk about it.

My aspirations for after uni do not end here though. Maybe I’m an over achiever and need to dial back, but I don’t want to be a prisoner to the corporate life so I need side hustles to prove to myself I can do more.

Stay tuned to see how I am able to overcome these thoughts AND if you’re on the same page as me, send me an email and we can talk through it together… or simply keep up with my updates and get some advice.

Back to home.

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