No Fame, No Money... I'm Nobody.

This month has been dedicated to YouTube stars that have inspired me throughout the past twelve months of graduate school. It wasn’t an easy journey, but it’s artists like Sara Bareilles that have had an impact on my life over the past year. It’s a constant hobby of mine to seek out for artists and music that I can relate to at that point and time. After coming across the song “Vegas” by Sarah Bareilles, I have finally found that song that sums up my life at the moment and one that hits reality.

“Gonna quit my job and move to New York

'Cause somebody told me that's where

Dreamers should go…”

It’s not easy to pack up all of your belongings and move to New York City, but I have always been told that it is a city filled with opportunities and is one step closer to making your dream a reality.

“Listen up now honey, you're gonna be sorry

Can't get out from under a sky that is falling

And you say

No fame no money I'm nobody

The way I'm running has sure got me down

On my knees.

But next stop, Vegas please.

Gotta get to Vegas

Can you take me to Vegas?”

I will be completely honest, New York City is everything that I thought it would be and more, but there are days that are a complete struggle and I wonder why I put myself through this test. It seems like the more I do, the more debt I get myself into and that is the sky that is falling that I can’t get out from under. “No fame no money I'm nobody. The way I'm running has sure got me down on my knees,” is the line in the song that best describes my life at this moment in time. Vegas has got to be the next step that I take in life. Whether Vegas means staying in New York or continuing onward with the journey, it’s time to meet people, continuing to network, get some experience interning, make some contacts, land a full time job, and the big one… start making money.

“It's always just around the corner or you're

On your way to somewhere

That is bigger or better...

If you could only get there.”

This song is worth so much and says it all. I listen to the album almost everyday on the subway on my way to work and really respect Sara Bareilles as a person. This song has had an impact on my life and the decisions to keep moving forward.  It’s a tough world out there, but you just have to take one day at a time and work hard. I know that everything is going to be okay, but it’s all about timing and the stress it takes to get where you are trying to go. I know it’s close, hopefully right around the corner and I’m on my way… now if I could only get there.

Living The Dream...

This past week has been a whirlwind, but I have finally made it to The Big Apple. Moving from Florida back home to Pennsylvania and then to New York, all within four days, along with starting two internships has been quite the journey. In the words of Alicia Keys, “If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere, that's what they say…,” it has been a journey this far and I can honestly say I am truly blessed to be where I am at this point in my career. Coming from a small town in Pennsylvania, I have always had big dreams growing up and have been known to follow those dreams.

“Concrete jungle where dreams are made of

There's nothing you can't do

Now you're in New York!

These streets will make you feel brand new

Big lights will inspire you

Hear it for New York, New York, New Yooork!”

If there is one place on earth that makes you feel brand new, it has to be New York. There are so many opportunities and things to be inspired by within the entertainment industry. I have been given the opportunity to intern with VIACOM/MTV Networks in the MTV News and Docs department working with production management. I have also been given the opportunity to intern with NBC Universal working with the MSNBC booking team. Both companies have been amazing this far. It’s a great feeling to be inspired, appreciated, and welcomed.

With all that aside, it has been a challenging, stressful, eventful, successful, motivational, and entertaining week. Along with graduating with my masters in entertainment business from Full Sail University in 3 weeks, finishing my last class and final business plan, I plan to utilize these next four months to gain experience within the entertainment industry along with finding my niche. My ultimate goal is to land a full time job with one of these companies and I’m determined to survive in this industry. “I'ma make it by any means, I got a pocketful of dreams.” It’s artists like Alicia Keys who inspire individuals like myself to want to succeed in life. I think it’s highly important to educate yourself with the knowledge needed to survive in life, to enjoy life, and to follow that dream of yours. 

"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." —Confucius