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Dana's work combines: Travel, Entrepreneurship, and Learning / Being Challenged
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Santa Fe High School
Bachelor's Degree
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
Flagler College-St Augustine
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Moved out of my home state after college.
2.
Moved to Arizona which also did not work out.
3.
Tried new things in areas of my career interest.
4.
Moved to Texas, where I personally never wanted to be, then reached out to Playtri.
5.
Moved to California which didn't work out.
6.
I took the job with Playtri just to take up my time and fell in love with it.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Family:
You are floating, you need to figure out a real job and do it." "You aren't smart or committed enough to make it.
How I responded:
I stepped away from all of the noise and finally made the scariest decision of my life to do something I truly wanted to do but nobody else wanted me to. It was scary and thrilling all at once, it put me on a path of being happy with my life and I never looked back. It showed me as long as I stay true to myself and put the correct people around me I'll be happy and work towards what is for me.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I made life choices, like moving and taking opportunities too quick that put me at ground zero. I took a summer camp job because it provided a place to live, eat and I made enough money over the summer to restart.
I told my family that I am gay after college and moving away. They were still helping me financially because I was in an internship but the moment I told them they dropped me. I was in another state and had to figure out how to stay there.