My journey from depression to a professional digital marketer

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My life was very boring. I get up every morning to do the same things all day, then go to sleep. My job was not what I expected it to be and it was not even paying good money. My working hours was too much for me. The workplace was far from my home. I was not learning anything new. I was working very hard but my work was not appreciated by my managers. So, I was not happy or satisfied with my situation.

Over time, I started to have health issues that doctors couldn’t explain. There was nothing physically wrong with me, but I complained of severe body pains and irregular sleep. Finally, my doctor gave me antidepressants, said that my problem is not physical. It is psychological.

I started asking myself what is wrong. I found out that I am feeling a lot of stress and disappointment that is making me depressed. I thought to myself “this needs to change immediately”.

To get out of my depression, I started to search for another career. A career that will keep me excited every day but not exhausted mentally and physically and will pay good money.

I started reading about digital marketing. I tried self-learning but did not really understand what it means to become a digital marketer until I applied for the Digital marketing nano degree by Udacity. It has helped a lot of people launch their careers and become professionals.

The learning process is very active and the tutors are amazing. They are doing everything they can to help you succeed. The community is there to help you in every step. You will learn everything from social media marketing to Email marketing and digital freelancing. In every topic, you will be asked to make a project to apply everything you learned, then the tutors will give you feedback so you can improve your work. You will also learn about freelancing and how to land jobs and get paid.