At the moment my life seems to be thankfully moving an exciting direction. I have an interview for a PGCE which I'm very nervous/positive about. That's not to say that I think I'm going to gain a position on said course, but it's just nice to be given the opportunity in an interview after recieving X amount of rejection letters from dead end jobs.
I have always had the mindset in that everything happens for a reason. At the time of being constantly rejected from employment and feeling very low in myself, it allowed me to reevaluate my life and figure out what exactly I wanted to do. I always knew I wanted to persue and teaching career although after not gaining a place on a PGCE straight after university I lost confidence in myself and decided to try a different career route. In doing so it has strengthed my passion and enthusiasm for teaching stronger than before. At the present time I own and run a community theatre company based in my hometown. In doing this it has allowed me to continue gaining skills and keep my spirits up.
This blog is starting to sound quite downhearted but my message that I wish for people to take from it is to continue trying to persue your dream, no matter what obstacles you may come across. I have recieved hundreds of rejection letters from job I applied for not through determination to persue them but simply for money and that isn't a way to spend your life. Take a step back and figure out what makes you happy. We are a long time dead and I truely believe we need to try and make the right decisions for ourselves. Do what makes you happy and remember - for every rejection letter/no you recieve there will be some sort of silver lining if you continue to believe in yourself and follow your heart.
- Nicola
