Did your childhood dream job become your reality?

When I was younger, I wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon.

I started college (first pic dorm checkkkk) as a Biology pre-med student, finally making my dreams start to come true… until COVID hit and Organic Chemistry went online. Trying to teach myself O-Chem from home? Yeah… that was the turning point 😅

I switched to psychology to keep the science side I loved, then added a business minor and eventually got my Master’s with a focus in exercise science and marketing. Somehow that mix led me to my current career in health and wellness marketing, where I still get to use science, movement, and creativity every day.

It’s a strange combo to most but makes sense in my head and heart 🧬 It’s wild how your dream can evolve and still make sense later on.

👉🏻What did you want to be growing up, and did you actually end up there?

#lemon8partner #lemon8career #letschats #dreamjob #careerchange Minnesota

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Wow, glad you found something fulfilling! I wanted to be a vet growing up, but now I'm in marketing too!

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