If you are going to leave your comfort zone you should equate it to boarding a boat, and leaving the harbor, traveling so far out to sea, and not being able to see the shoreline. At least that’s how it was for me. Once you can’t see visible land it is sink or swim.
In 2017, I began the journey of not being able to see the shoreline. I applied to an education program to not only be a student of the education, but to take the knowledge that I had learned, and to become a coach in order to coach others through the curriculum.
I had to submit a job application and a video resume.
It want the first time though, back in 2009 I produced a video resume that was sent out to all the companies applied to for a position.
In 2017 once again I was asked to create a short video introducing myself , including a quick synopsis of my career previously, and why I thought I would be a good fit to the team and a coach for the company. I was introduced to TikTok by my mentor as one of the platforms to utilize to get my story out.
Fast forward to the late spring of 2018 it was then that I decided to create my first Tiktok. The first application that was presented to me was a song by Brad Paisley which resonated with my story. So I gathered the props and started filming.
That proved some people were watching every move especially the videos that I created and they were not so happy about it. So much so that four months later in the beginning of 2019. That video along with a few others landed me a two week unplanned involuntary siesta.
If it wasn’t for the TikTok video it wouldn’t have given me the opportunity and the reason why I should write a book, become an insurance agent , conduct an investigation, and most of all the ability to figure out a solution to an impending crisis. But mostly to discover who I am.
Can you believe how ironic it is that there so many people on TikTok in 2023?