It’s a new semester. That means there’s new interns on the block! So, I’m going to kick off our semester and first blog post with a little inspiration.

First and foremost, let me introduce myself. I’m Brittney, one of the new Inbound Marketing interns here at RadiusOnline. I’m a 23 year old who graduated from the University of Georgia 8 months ago. (Go Dawgs!) While at the moment, it’s easy for me to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It hasn’t always been that way. In my mind, I expected to have moved out of my family’s home and kick started my career with a full-time position making bank and balling on a semi-adult like budget. However, that obviously isn’t the case.

After graduation, I had a plan. What that plan was doesn’t really matter anymore because that’s in the past. That plan fell through, and months went by. I saw and heard about people finding jobs and moving away. Yet, there I was. In the same place I had been for a while. But, brighter days were to come. I just didn’t know it yet.

“Don’t look back, you’re not going that way.”

So, here I am. An intern. Again. But, that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. This internship came at the perfect time. I got the call for an interview a couple weeks after I started to be more positive about the job search. I created positivity around me and positive things started to happen. I’m at a company where learning and getting hands-on experience is encouraged, there are no dumb questions, and everyone is willing to lend a helping hand. The people care about each other. And, the company culture fits me to a T. Even though I’ve only been here for a couple of weeks, I’m already enjoying this place.

“You can’t be both awesome and negative. Choose one.”

The important thing to take away from this is that this exact moment in time is exactly where all of us are meant to be. This is your journey and your journey only. It’s easy to compare ourselves to others, but we have to realize that success isn’t black and white. It isn’t a straight line to be followed. We have to individually determine what it means to be successful and what it means to be living a life worth living. That’s going to be different for each and every person. So, keep shining. Keep moving forward. And, don’t let anyone (including yourself) put you down for being where you’re meant to be. Yes, I know all of this may sound corny. Or, it may be something you already heard before, but it’s always good to be reminded to keep (or start) basking in your awesomeness and always, always, always do you!