::WARNING:: This blog post does include a high school reference. Because who doesn’t love to reference themselves back to high school, even once in a while 
Here goes…
In high school, I played softball. It was my life. Every spring and summer revolved around games, practice, camps, etc. I was always trying to improve myself. In fact, without fail, each year I received MIP (Most Improved Player) on my high school softball team. As a self-proclaimed perfectionist, I strived to one day be either Player of the Year or MVP (don’t ask what the difference is, because I still don’t know) In order to do that I asked my coach at the beginning of every season, what is it that I need to improve on. Three years passed and finally my senior year I received my team MVP award. Hard work paid off. From then on I knew I had to start small and work my up to success.
I’ve done the same in my career. Interned at everything from a professional hockey team (Buffalo Sabres) to one of the top 5 boutique PR firms in the US (Deveney Communications). Even going as far as building my own small business and brand in a down economy. I’m constantly improving my skills and trying something different each time. But that little part of me that is a perfectionist is not quite satisfied yet. In my late 20′s I see a lot of fellow PR professionals moving up the ranks of their said companies and landing great jobs (even in a poor economy). As perfectionists do, we compare to others…A LOT. Don’t lie, fellow perfectionists. You do.
Without sounding too arrogant I feel as though my resume can speak for itself. However, in a year and a half I have yet to land a full-time gig. Contract work, freelance is fun and great experience. However, I’m at the point in my life that I want to focus my full attention on one organization to make it better. I think my qualifications show that. So I’m wondering, what do I need to improve?
My Twitter conversations? My career direction? My focus on the social media end of PR? My geographical location?
What do you think? I’m reaching out to my Twitter followers, Facebook friends and few blog readers for answers.
Let it flow people. Like I said…I need some answers.
