An unusual career story in RE
Hi to all, really enjoying the forum and everyone's contributions.
Thought to tell you my personal unusual career story.
I am a hospitality management dropout.
Practically I hold no degree at all at any field.
Got involved with an F&B entrainment business owned by a guy who has his own boutique development and PERE firm. He is a big gun and old enough to know his business extremely well.
After a year working for the F&B business as a manager there somehow I made my way into the development - PERE part of his company.
And this is where everything started. It was at this point that I realised how little I know about the business world in General.
To give you some context I am 27 years old coming from a quite poor and non business related family.
Fast forward the last 4 years of my life I constantly work 80 hour weeks to support the firm that gave me a chance to get involved in a Field that limited to non can join with my level of education.
From property management to project managing certain parts of the business to assistant development manager etc. Etc. I have done everything you can imagine from the worst and most small tasks to participating in big meetings with government officials, bank CEOs etc.
I earned the trust and confidence of the team and management by being honest, working extremely hard and upscaling the business in every way I could.
1 month ago I was announced that I will be promoted to partner. My salary doubled and my bonuses tripled.
And this where everything begins. Since then I am extremely concerned about my lack of skills. You know the expression everyone gets promoted up to their level of incompetence.
My journey so far has been amazing and extremely hard and had to sacrifice almost everything in my life including my health at some points.
Now that I have reached to a certain level I am afraid that this journey will stop and that I will not make it further.
I know my worth and my qualities that brought me up to here but unfortunately it seems Like I have lost my motivation and consistency.
Maybe I have burned out but this is not an excuse I suppose.
Any tips and suggestions from the real monkeys here because as you can tell I haven't been around the block yet.
Thanks for your time reading this
I can't tell if you are a light weight or looking for a way to brag that you are 27 and made partner.
Take a 2 week vacation then get back to work and own the new role.
Sounds like you deserve the vacation and could use the time to recharge.