[ Long Post Ahead ]
Growing up, I have always been taught to make my dream happen, dream BIG, don’t settle for the things that are easy to get, and nothing is impossible.
Now that I am a grown up #stillachildatheart, I know that all those motivational words that my parents been planting in me, are easier said than done. “Your BIG friggin dream can happen, but it is gonna take aaaaaaaallllooooooottttt of hard work to make it possible.” #youcanquotemeonthat
We grew up in a society that teaches us a guideline on how to live in order to survive, that cultured us into believing that the definition of success is having a stable job, being married, and having a happy family. Especially in our country, where we are still learning to ask a very simple question of ‘why’ towards the decisions/choices that are handed to us. So I, as a millennial, would just like to ask,”Why not I just try something different?”
To be able to do what I enjoyed doing - beauty, have not been easier. I faced people constantly doubting my credibilities, people questioning me on how far can I actually go in terms of career, close families telling me that they are ashamed of the career choices I made.
Till today, I don’t regret any decisions that I made. I been working as a makeup artist for 9 years now, 6.5years part time, and 2.5 years full time. I am in fact proud of the fact that I never work a 9-5 job, proud that by freelancing, I actually get jobs week in week out. I am proud that I can confidently charge people the rate that I deserved. I am proud that now I am able to hire makeup artists under “PearlTJI” when I can’t do everything by myself.
After being doubted and rejected today, I came home feeling super down. As though whatever I have done was for nothing, so I sat myself down and typing this on this public social media net in order to just remind myself that,” Don’t compare your success to other people’s, in due time, if it is mine, it is mine. Just look back and see how far you have come. You are doing just fine. You are okay, Pearl”
