Promotion

SOOOO I GOT A PROMOTION!!! I am super excited and to be honest, it is loooooong overdue. I remember when I was in college all I wanted to do was get my degree and make more money. I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do but I knew I wanted to do it at Apple and do something that I enjoy. Naturally project management is what I landed on because I have project managed my whole life, especially as a mom and an entrepreneur.

Here’s the thing that prompted me to write this blog: I have been on a medical leave for the better part of the year due to the miscarriage and my mental health. It is really hard to get a promotion or for the company to see your value when you aren’t there, so I understood the delays, but it became even more anxious when both of the Littles got sick as soon as I went back to work.

I started to panic because, well, anxiety. Thinking to myself, I am never going to advance and everything is working against me when I am truly ready to go after what I am capable of and deserve. Maybe it is meant for me to stay here (hello imposter syndrome). I also knew I needed a mentor because this is new territory that I am exploring and a dear friend of mine (Hey Mrs. Emery), suggested that I get all the advice I could to be successful in the PM world. I also loathed being on campus because of COVID, but little did I know that one 4 hour day on campus would change everything. I was able to link with my co-workers, meet new people and pitch who I am and what I wanted to do. That lead me to the mentor, the application process, and 2 interviews.

Everything in time. I am so happy to be ending the year on a higher note. I am also really happy that I will be able I have to learn to get out of my own way and allow the saying of “let go, let flow” to lead me where I am suppose to be, when I suppose to be present. I am going into 2023 with the mantra of: I am able, capable and deserving.

P.S. make sure you check out more of my entrepreneurial story in the Black Women in Business: Journey in Resilience ☺️