The idea of perfecting and building my personal brand both excites me and terrifies me. When I was younger I always thought that by 28 I would be married, graduated from college and have a few years under my belt in my career field of choice. I turned 28 in February and have been with my boyfriend for six years. On the contrary, I am doing something I never thought I would and know I won’t be doing this type of work for the rest of my life. Things may not have gone as planned, but I am becoming more optimistic in my abilities in all aspects of life as well as how much I have grown and matured in these last 28 years. Talking about myself is not one of my most favorite things to do. The “Defining your personal brand” worksheet was a daunting task that took me longer to complete than I may like to admit. What is my story? I had never thought the answer to this question. What makes Paige, Paige? The fact that I am a twin? My nine years in Catholic school? What has lead me to become the person that I am today is a long answer, but I know I am more aware of who I am now more than ever. As horrible as this may be, it seemed as if my list of weaknesses spilled onto paper much easier than my strengths. Was that because of where my self-confidence level laid? Me always second guessing myself? Unsure of why, I came to the conclusion that my weaknesses are my shyness, public speaking, and procrastination. My shyness has to be the biggest thing that has and continues to hold me back in life. This also adds to why I’m not confident in my public speaking abilities. Much of what I have to say is worth hearing, but I seem to get so uncomfortable and sacred while in front of people. On the other hand, procrastination is a different story. While this is generally considered negative I feel like I bust out my best work at the last minute. It may not be the best practice, but it works for me. After much thought I had finally nailed out my strengths; my organizational skills, my morals, and my writing skills (not creatively). While I may not be organized all of the time, I love to organize and plan things and do so very well. My nine years in Catholic school and Polish Catholic mother had a lot to do with my morals that I am very proud of. Lastly, I love to write, but always have struggled with creative writing. I've become more and more proud of my writing skills both in and out of the classroom, but especially in my journalism classes. Its rung true in my life that the only thing holding me back is myself, but as my time at Creighton slowly comes to a close I’ll show I’ve got more to offer to you and more to be proud of for myself.
I think technology and social media are helping me become more true to myself. I see how much I have grown when it comes to social media and how I use it. How I used to feel the need to show off what I did on the weekends just to show I had an interesting life. Now, I show off those pictures to show family members back home. It's more of a fun thing to do now, rather than just a task. I am learning to do things more for myself than for others in this aspect as well as learning what is truly important to me rather than just superficially important.
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