“Career advice to my younger self”

Going with the flow is great, but personally, if I could rewind my career, I wish I had more deeply imagined my future dream industry, how I would have wanted it to look like, what I could do to shape that future and how I would have wanted to be perceived as a professional later on. 

I was really lucky to get a job offer with H&M straight out of Beckmans Designhögskola BA Fashion ( Hons ).

I gave it my all, with passion and drive, and forged some beautiful lifelong friendships, but perhaps, on reflexion, there was a lack of a deeper purpose connected to myself and my values. 

In hindsight, perhaps I should have visualised further ahead on the motorway I was on and also stop for a break and explore more of the exciting side roads I saw on the way.

But I was young and I had fun and life is comfortable as a salary woman, who doesn't like "security" right ? Money in the bank every month and when my twin girls came along, ( after 7 years of hard work and lots of savings, but that's another beautiful story ) that security tasted sweet!

Planning your own future is best when you connect it to your desired state of the future, and the industry at large. 

Who, what and where do you want to be in the future? And how would you like the fashion, art and creative industry to look like in that future? 

I know how I want it to look like and yes, working towards it!

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Me at Easter in the Swedish H&M HQ many moons ago.