“She doesn’t settle for less than her soul deserves and when she sets her sights on something she doesn’t stop dreaming until it’s true.” -Mark Anthony Poet
It’s December 2016 and I land an apartment in New York City. You would think that I would be thrilled, but the problem is that I still haven’t found a Job. I told the women that I am leasing from that I would move March 1st 2017. That gave me exactly 4 months to save up some money, find a job and move my things to New York City. I knew that I wanted to work in Fashion Tradeshows, so I began applying for Showroom Coordinators positions.
Prior to me landing the apartment, I had been doing a few phone interviews. The interviews would go good but once they found out that I would be relocating from San Francisco and had no permeant New York address, I would get the same reply, “Give me a call when you’re officially living in New York City.” That’s when I decided to find an apartment first then look for a job.
When I finally got the apartment that’s when the real job search began. I kept in touch with one of the showroom companies that really liked me but wouldn’t hire me because I wasn’t living in New York City. In January I had made a trip to New York to meet my roommate and go on some interviews. I met with the company that really liked me and they showed me around the showroom and told me that they could not guarantee that the position would be open come March. For some reason I had this gut feeling that the position was meant to be mine and it would still be open . I said this before and I’m going to say it again, when something is meant to be for you, nothing and no one will be able to take it away.
March comes around and next thing I know I’m on a plane heading to New York City with no job. My first week in the City I was super busy moving in and getting use to the hustle and bustle, finding a job completely slipped my mind. On my 5th day in New York I got a phone call from the Showroom I had been in contact with and I was asked to come in the next day for an interview. I show up to the interview and while I am waiting to be called in I tell myself that I am not leaving until I am offered the job on the spot. And that is exactly what happened. I sat in that interview room for over an hour going over just about anything and everything, I even showed him my blog lol. Finally, he ask me how much would it take to have me on board. We agreed on a salary and he offered me the position. At that moment I knew that everything was going to work out and that moving to New York was no mistake. It has been spoken over my life many times before that I am going to be very successful in the Fashion Industry and landing this position was the perfect stepping stone I needed.
I’ve been with the company for 9 months now and within my first few months they sent me to different Cities in the U.S to work the Fashion Tradeshows. Being sent around the U.S to work our shows felt like a small accomplishment because that is what I moved to New York City to do. As I am gaining more experience in the Industry my goals and dreams are getting bigger. I can’t say that I’ve made it career wise, but the ambition that I had to move to New York City and follow my dreams is the same ambition I will carry with me through out my career. This is only the first stepping stone in my career and I am excited for what the future has!
XO,
& Always Remember to
Stay Patient and Trust Your Journey!
Celina Marie
Gem Of The Sea
GEMOFTHESEA By Celina Marie 