Tuesday, October 6, 2009

A Juggling Tight Rope Act

So right now I feel like I am juggling three full time jobs while walking down a flaming tight rope in a three ring circus. This is quite a feat, to say the least, and somehow I still have my sanity (although October may very easily take it from me). First Job: Student with a full course load. I'm trying not to hate this first job, trying not to be too eager to be finished. But at times senioritis is getting the best of me. So let's move on to my second job: President of Texas Belles Event Planning Organization. This job I enjoy but it sure does take up a ton of time! And finally my JOB job: Working 30+ hours a week at the Barr Mansion. So this will turn into my real, big girl job when I graduate and I really do love what I'm doing at Barr Mansion. But right now I'm forced to juggle and balance all of these instead of devoting fully to just one. So far I feel I haven't dropped any one of these into the flames below. I know that in the PR and Advertising world professionals make a career out of these juggling acts. I imagine that working on several different campaigns or clients would essentially be a juggling act with severe consequences if one should fall or fail. And now it seems that a fourth ball has been added to the already jam-packed circus act: social and digital media. This is changing the PR/Advertising act significantly and professionals are being forced to improvise, incorporating this new strategy seamlessly. It's a tough act, but there have been many successes as of late. I applaud all those tight-rope walking, juggling PR and advertising professionals who have made it to the other side, balancing their already full act with new feats.