It Takes Two

As our first year in the real world comes to an end, we decided a Panera date was appropriate to finally begin our reflection and collaboration to create this new adventure. Let's start at the beginning. We were both lucky enough to land "big girl" jobs in the real world right out of college. Quickly, we realized our jobs were not just that typical 9 to 5 job we were warned about. We realized our jobs, while quite different, equally brought us irreplaceable friendships, newfound dedication, and unthinkable personal development that we never thought possible.

As we sit here sipping our chai tea lattes, we try to explore the reasons as to why such different careers could give us such similar growth and immense opportunities. We think we have come to the answer. Collaboration.

Where would we each be without our role models, co-workers, friends, and support system? Without them, we don't know where we would be today. On a daily basis we both work in teams. Teams that without collaboration would quickly crumble. From brainstorming new ideas for rebranding marketing materials for a client with the creative team, to differentiating instruction to meet the individual learner within PLCs, we both collaborate every day.

However, collaboration should not end with those you work with professionally. This blog of ours is the perfect example of unexpected collaboration creating the recipe for success.

Together we hope to inspire you. Motivate you. And influence you. Ultimately, we hope that you will join us on this journey. The most important commonality that we have each come to find throughout our first year in the real world is that you can't do it alone.

It takes two.