Michelle Charlesworth- Reporter, WABC- TV
Advice:
Be polite and respectful. Manners will get you places nothing else can, believe me.
Write thank you letters by hand after you send an email doing the same… do this always, please.
Once you think there is a profession out there for you – seek out and write to the pros doing exactly what you want to do and ask for a moment of their time to ask some questions! It is so easy to reach out and to find people these days. Write to as many as you can because not everyone will get back to you!!! Ask to shadow them for a day. Ask a teacher if you may write a paper on it! Make sure you read everything you can about them… go prepared. And then write a thank you note. You will get a good idea whether or not theirs is the job for you. And that is priceless.
Never confuse kindness with weakness. Period.
Support others around you. When someone else succeeds it saps nothing from you. There is plenty of fabulous to go around. Make sure you are inspired, not envious!
Always be ready to do any job and to work very hard. Be humble.
Finally, wear sunscreen!!!!!