for me it's journalism/writing/editing. i've done so much free work over the years, and i could never afford to do unpaid internships after college, so i've had a really hard time breaking into the field. that plus untreated ADHD made freelance writing extremely hard for me. in the meantime i've accrued 12 years of serving experience in restaurants because the pay has kept me afloat. during the pandemic i started collecting unemployment, started taking ADHD meds, and now i'm trying to plan my next career move. for context, i got my journalism degree in 2013, and have juggled multiple jobs since then to make ends meet. I've networked my butt off and pursued passion projects on the side, but have had little time and energy for true career-building until now. i'm 29 but not exactly feeling like a spring chicken.
i'm not saying i'm giving up on writing, but sometimes i stop and wonder if i'm working towards something that might not be practical, or even possible for me in this economic climate. i know you're not supposed to "give up on your dreams" but i've been (non-fiction) writing my whole life and i just always assumed getting paid to research/write essays and publish books would be in my future. now i'm afraid that maybe i haven't taken the right measures to break into the field, it's too late for me, or i'm just not cut out for it.
before the pandemic i was almost ready to accept a lifetime of working in restaurants. i'm good at it, but it was exhausting. it's fun, but draining. now that dine-in restaurants are quite literally an obsolete industry, and ADHD meds are allowing me to function at a desk in an office setting, i'm starting fresh on a new career plan. i've even been taking courses on lynda dot com to bulk up my resume and develop new "marketable" skills.
sometimes i think i've been chasing after an impossible dream, instead of using that energy towards something practical. when i have to be back on the clock again, i just don't want to be miserable. serving was my comfort-zone for so long and now it is not an option.
TLDR have i put my dreams on the back burner for too long while trying to survive? now that i have financial stability, how can i reassess my skills to start looking for the right job for me?
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