Hi Alex!

I work in advertising myself, and totally get you! 🙂

There are two aspects in this:
1. If you love fitness, go for it! I don’t know how old you are, but if you just graduated in 2014, you should be young enough to make bold moves! If you want to be a personal trainer, you don’t even have to start over studying something like sports management, but you can make changes step by step!

2. Can you use the job you have right now as a security net to finance education & training as a personal trainer? If you really feel your job is too dreadful, is it because of the agency or is it the kind of work itself? There are many different kinds of agencies, and maybe you need to make a small change first – go to a different agency or cut down hours to have more time for fitness… This way you can also make the transition smoother and try stuff out without the financial pressure and without too much fear of failure. Plus, failure is a great way to gain valuable experience and therefor nothing to be afraid of…

Good luck!

Hey Alex,

I think what you are experiencing is very normal for a young person just out of college. I recently met a Veterinarian who did her undergrad degree in Business Administration. After several years of working in finance she realized it was a wrong fit for her. She left her corporate job and worked for a local animal shelter where she did the accounting and other administrative duties for a humble salary. It was here she discovered her love for animals. She never grew up around animals as she lived in an apartment where pets were not allowed. She decided to go back to university to complete her pre-requisite science courses necessary to enter vet school. She was accepted to vet school, completed the program and the rest is history! Why am I sharing this story with you? I want you to know that it is ok to feel this way and normal to consider a change. Although it is fine to make a change if that is what you truly desire, I would weigh your options first. Is there anything that you enjoy about your current job? What made you decide to pursue this career in the first place? In these economic times jobs like yours are few and far to come by and many people would love to be in your position. I suggest you do some job shadowing or interview current personal trainers to get a better feel for the industry before you make a switch. Sometimes when we are unhappy with our current circumstances we tend to believe that if things were different we would be happier. I have learned many times that this is not always true. I don’t provide advice but my opinion on the situation is this, try and improve your circumstances first. 1) Reach out to co-workers and build relationships with them. 2) See the positive in your situation (employment, salary, creative aspects of the job). I was once in your situation as well, but I realized that my circumstances were not the problem but instead the way I was viewing the situation.

All the Best,
Lucas

I understand how you feel. That is good that you graduated!
But this is YOUR life, do not live your life just to please others. I have learned that..still hard but little by little i just dont care how others think about me.