A Lot Has Changed In The Last 128 Days

On October 14th I casted my vote in the 2020 election and felt compelled to share an update on my social media channels. Little did I know that it had been 128 days since my last social post.

A lot has happened since my last Instagram post, 128 days ago. Long story short, there has to be some bad before there’s some good. I genuinely believe that some of the best moments in my life have come after a bad moment.

I launched my own website and began writing to finally bring my work and experiences to life. A couple weeks later, in August, I joined the nearly 20 million Americans this year who have lost their job due to COVID-19.

Phone call after phone call, I connected with friends and old colleagues to hopefully find my next opportunity. I applied for dozens of jobs, heard "No" plenty of times, and never heard back from some. Little did I know that all of the little things I had been doing this year would pay off.

Shortly after being laid off, I received the opportunity to continue my education and thought leadership by attending Adweek'’s Brandweek conference, listening to some influential CMOs and Marketers navigating life during COVID-19.

A few weeks later, I finally got an offer to come back to the agency side, and it's the next step for my career. I can't express how thankful I am for everyone who took time out of their day to help me, and I look forward to helping others as they get back to work.

And now, I'm joining the Board of Directors at Momentum Seekers to help make activism more accessible and impactful with less than 3 weeks to the election.

This seems like mostly good news, but plenty of bad was sprinkled in-between these life moments. There's still social unrest, racial inequality, and a global pandemic that some people choose to take lightly. And now we approach an election that is the most important in my lifetime.

All of these things pushed me to strive for something better. And as I cast my vote today for the upcoming election, I'm looking ahead.

Until then, I hope to inspire someone to keep pushing and making that leap into the unknown. Keep knocking on doors until one opens up.