Week 1 Day 2:
Today I had a meeting with my “mentor,” of sorts and a great business woman, Kate. Kate is awesome, but my meetings with her often leave me feeling like I have no idea what I’m doing with my life. We are the same age, and yet she has her own business, and knows how to help others run their businesses, where as I am STILL trying to figure stuff out.
Well in meeting with Kate today, she mentioned I would make a excellent personal assistant. Now, this thought is nothing new. I have been told this before and have unprofessionally dabbled in it a few times. I also know I am VERY good at it (toot toot, yeah that’s my own horn you hear). So why don’t I become a personal assistant and say goodbye to my contractor/unemployed life you ask?
Here is why.
1. My husband feels being a personal assistant equates to basically being someones "bitch." (his words not mine)
2. I have a hard time knowing I went to college, studied journalism and PR and then chose to be a personal assistant. I’m not saying they are uneducated, but you’ve never heard little Johnny or Sally say “I’m going to be a personal assistant when I grow up.” If they did I feel Jimmy, who wants to be a fireman, would punch them in the face.
3. How old would too old be to be a personal assistant? I know movie stars have them and they are not teenagers and in Hollywood it’s a good job, but what about the real world? I mean I am no Fonzworth Bentley.
4. It’s not like I would end up being P Diddy or Oprah’s assistant. And does being a personal assistant to just anyone hold the same weight?
These are just some of my musings of what today brought. Let me know your thoughts.
Until next time.....
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I felt the same way about being a thiry year-old nanny with two college degrees. Then I realized that I would rather have a job I love and am good at than taking a job that is, well, ick. Besides, all of your reasons to not do it seem like apprehension due to others' perception of you and the job. Screw 'em and do what you love!
ReplyDeletewould you feel better if you knew that personal assistants are now calling themselves executive assistants?... well the ones that work for high profile or powerful people.
ReplyDeletei don't thing there's any shame in being a personal assistant for the right person. i did it. don't be a personal assistant to someone who is a stay at home mom/has her own 'company'... you'll just be doing all of her etsy shop shipping. lame.
but imagine assisting some bigwig at nordstrom or i dunno... some cool design firm.
if you work for someone who is successful and inspiring, imagine the things you could learn.
pride is a powerful force... but don't let it get in the way of something that you might like and would surely be good at.
ps. hi friend! i'm rooting for you.