'If you think you have things under control, you're
not going fast enough' - Mario Andretti
It's raining down, poring down, on my parade... Literally. Since I moved to Berlin it has been raining, a LOT! I haven't been properly dry since I arrived on the 12th of July in this awesome city. Which is almost seven weeks now! What happened to the sun? What happened to the summer? .....
Ah well, guess most people have been complaining about the weather. I am not going to be one of those people, I don't want to go mainstream here. Therefore my topic for moaning: Motivation.
What happened to my motivation? Where did it go? I can't remember sending it on a holiday though I start to question myself these days... where did I put it... ?
For being a dedicated writer and person who always wants to learn more, know more and read more I have been doing nothing much over the last months. Since I finished my studies I have been sleeping, or so it seems. In July I started my internship with Wimdu. I won't spill more words about this, just one advise: Do not EVER start ANY internship with this company. I worked here for a month before I quit and, thought, I was going to start a new job. Berlin has been nice to me so far, however, this company let me down in the last minute due to my 'poor' German skills. Rain poring down on my parade again. Since then I have been looking for an awesome job which, till now, did not really provide me with any exciting offers. I stay positive, or I try to stay positive and believe in the awesomeness of this international city and hope it stops raining down on my soonish.
In the mean time I am trying to work as a ghostwriter and get into any research jobs. My friends know me as the social media person and 'nerd' who likes research. As I am dedicated to start a career in research, writing and consulting I am interested in any project in combination with any of these features. Working as a ghostwriter keeps my writing skills up and conducting research keeps my mind busy. I came across various research Masters which prepare me for a PhD but, as usual, I am too late to apply for this year... therefore I need to wait till next year.
My status at the moment:
- No Job
- No Master
- An Awesome Apartment
- An Awesome City
- Three Ghostwriter Assignments
- Creative Freelancer for The Buzz Agency
- Disastrous Motivation Level ;)
