017 | Taking a Gap Year & Moving to New York City w/ Jada Jones
Having graduated from high school a year early, Jada Jones had the opportunity to move to New York City on her own to work as a nanny and pursue her acting career... at AGE 17! Solo travel can be a scary (but incredibly rewarding) part of a gap year, and on this episode, Jada and I talked about how you have to dive headfirst into these opportunities, trust the process, and learn as you go. We covered: how & why Jada graduated from her performing arts high school early (1:11) taking the leap and solo traveling to New York City after graduation (4:51) the perfect opportunity to live in NYC (7:31) how Jada attracted the opportunity of a lifetime (12:31) professional development in NYC (16:45) moving back home and changing course due to the pandemic (19:41) how Jada continued to learn outside of college/formal education (21:55) did she have doubts about not going to college? would she consider going to college at any point? (24:31) dealing with doubts about YouTube and content creation (25:47) To find links to everything we mentioned, and to sign up for weekly podcast shownotes in your inbox, click here. If you’d like to contribute a comment, question, or suggestion, send me an email or audio file/voice note over at [email protected]. ⭑ SUPPORT THE SHOW ⭑ If you’ve found value in the podcast, please consider leaving a tip! It helps me to continue producing episodes and sharing conversations with cool people, and I really appreciate it. https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-bliss-bean You can also help out by leaving a review on iTunes! It means the world to me :) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bliss-bean-show/id1533921702 ⭑ CONNECT WITH ME ⭑ Website | www.theblissbean.com YouTube | The Bliss Bean Instagram | @theblissbean ⭑ OTHER ⭑ Music from Epidemic Sound. Try a 30-day free trial of music for your content: http://share.epidemicsound.com/theblissbean