Who Do You Think You Are?

If you’ve got this far into my website, or as I call it ‘my lockdown creation’, you’ll already know a few things about me;

Firstly, I’m perfectly comfortable being the centre of attention. I feel this is somewhat apparent from the abundance of videos and pictures of me you will have endured getting here.

Secondly, I’m studying Journalism at Leeds University, where I have also been heavily involved with the student media societies, Leeds Student Television and Leeds Student Radio.

Thirdly, I’m about to graduate, which is very exciting to find out what the next chapter holds for me, but also extremely terrifying.

And it is for that reason I am asking myself this question: who do you think you are? Each year 10 celebrities are lucky enough to find the answer as they take part in the BBC 1 TV show, but for the rest of us, it requires a little more soul searching.

I’ve found that another question keeps cropping up, what do I wanna do in life? Could the answer help? It would certainly give me a response to the question.

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking during my daily state-mandated walk about what I would like to do, both in life and more presently, upon graduation. But it’s the same questions I’m mulling over.

I’ve spent the past three years learning how to be a journalist, is that something I want to pursue?

I’ve also had a brilliant time with LSTV and LSR creating television and radio content, do I want to do this?

I’m going forward for Best On-Screen at NaSTA this year, should I prioritise this?

These are all scenarios I have considered, quite carefully, and the answer to each of them is always YES, but saying yes is not at all helpful in narrowing down my options. But do I need to narrow them down? Most graduates, including myself, don’t have the luxury of choosing what their dream job, they are at the mercy of the job market available.

For us graduates, looking at the post-COVID-19 job market, it’s pretty bleak. I’m fortunate enough to live at home for as long as I need thanks to my parents, for many though it is a very worrying time; financially, emotionally, and physically.

So the best answer I’ve found to the question I was asking earlier ‘who do I think I am?’ is to just be myself, something I can control in a world where we can control so little at the moment.