About a month ago I created a master list, with details, of all of the video projects I completed for internal documentation. I have a corporate media production job where I produce video and photography projects mostly for communication such as public relations, internal updates, marketing content, and private client communications. The last part is probably the most influential part of my job. I create short video updates and share stories about who we are what we provide both to our clients and prospects too. My company does customer management and business process outsourcing for some of the world’s largest brands. Brand that you see and hear every single day. Brands you know and love. Despite it being mostly an office job, it’s an awesome opportunity.
Going back to that master list I was making, I am nearing my 60th video project in under 2 years of being there. That is only the video projects I have worked on. June of 2014 will be my 2 year anniversary with this company. When I was looking back through all of these projects I couldn’t believe how much I improved with my work. My communication skills even excelled with documentation around those projects. Seeing that list pile up was a damn good feeling. It was a testament to how much I actually deserve the job, because honestly, at times I feel very undeserving of it. With the brands we deal with and I am always honored to communicate with them.
When you finally have some “evidence to believe” that you have improved and did a ton of great work you just want to cry. Happy tears of course. It’s one of those moments where you think, “man….I can’t believe I am actually doing this. This is my life. I did this. All my hard work is paying off.”
Of course these moments are ones of motivation and a reminder to keep moving forward. Just because you made it this far doesn’t mean you are done putting in the effort. The hard work never ends. I think that is my favorite part though. The hard work. It just keep carving me out. Refining my rough edges. Making me a better…..”me” and that is awesome.
Do I have my dream job right now? Nope.
But it doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be thankful and celebrate.
I encourage you to look back from today and see everything you have done in the last two years. I bet you have grown just as much as I have. If you haven’t seen any growth, maybe it’s time to start getting more serious about where you want to be, what you want to do and how you are going to get there.
