Week 1 Project: My MCBS Story

Before I started the MCBS program, I was looking for a new direction to take in my professional career. I started working in a small business environment at a very young age and had the advantage of having many mentors in my career which allowed me to start my own business early on.

I had always thought college was just another business, another way to get into debt and I could get by with work experience and certifications along the way. So, I did. I left Arizona State University and focused on getting certifications in internet marketing and social media marketing. I started my own business and worked as a freelancer for a variety of clients around the world for 7 years.

After working as a freelancer, I had the opportunity to return to a normal job. After working there for almost three years, I started feeling like I was no longer growing professionally and my career had no meaning. Because of that, I started searching for new avenues I could take or hobbies I could apply myself to. 

When I was younger, I always liked writing. Because of that, I started searching for creative writing classes. I landed on Full Sail University, which I had heard of in the past, but now, there were new programs apart from music production and film.  There was now a Media Communications program that included things I had already been doing and other areas I loved and wanted to grow in.

In a matter of days, I was enrolled in the Media Communications online program and was scheduled to start in January 2017. Now, I am entering my 6th month of school and i's going even better than I imagined.

Ever since I decided to complete a goal I had strayed away from, I feel like there is more meaning both personally and professionally. Once I graduate, I think I will feel not only accomplished, but like I have really grown in my professional career. And, it won’t stop there. I believe in continued growth and pursuing what I love to do. 

Stacey Williams Ng's Story Review

Stacey Williams Ng gave two examples in storytelling: formal and conversational. She explains that storytelling should be in a conversational format, like converting with a friend. Yet, this conversational format is still professional. This helped shape my story in that I wrote it as if I was having a conversation and naturally sharing my story about how I got to the MCBS program.