Brittany Young

I attribute my success to my parents. They always instilled in me to do more than what they did and become better than what they were when they were younger. That pushed me to get all of what I'm going through now. A lot of people think it's just handed to me, but no, I literally have to work hard to get where I'm at today. My family wasn't able to accomplish back then what we have now. Back then, they didn't have all that we have. We're very blessed in technology, so we're able to move more. There's so much more that we're able to do, so I want to take advantage of that. That's what my life is really based on.

The best career advice I ever received was to never stop going for more. Never let no one stop you from achieving more than where you're at. My parents always instilled in me to go make something of yourself, do more than what I did, become better than what I was when I was younger. That pushed me to get all of what I'm going through now. A lot of people think it's just handed to me, but no, I literally have to work hard to get where I'm at today.

I would tell young women to focus. Do not go out and get married young. Do not stop your life for anyone to go and get what you want done out of life. Don't let nobody change you. Don't let nobody tell you what you can and cannot do. Follow your dreams. Get everything that you desire before you start a family, have kids, get married, and that's always been my goal. Personally, I don't have kids because I'm so busy, and I really can't focus on relationships right now because I'm not free. I'm goal-driven right now, so I can't focus on nobody else. And it's not being selfish, and that's what I want young women to see. It's not about you being selfish, it's about you lining up your life, because when you get older, what are you gonna do? You're gonna try to go out here and do the things that you should have done back then. You're gonna have that regret. You're gonna sit there and try to build a life that you should have built when you were younger, so you can use that later in life to go and travel the world and build a foundation. So when your kids get older, they be like, wow, my parents did this, and you're able to pass something off to them. We live in a world now that I know everything is so expensive, and social media runs a lot of things, but they don't understand the importance of building their lives. A lot of people are not even passing down anything from generation to generation anymore, like they was back then. My golden mindset is on that. I do want to pass things down. I want my kids to be able to have a house, to have a business to run. Parents don't even set their kids up for success anymore. Not for college, no funds, no nothing.

The challenges that we face in what I'm doing now include stress and dealing with a lot of different personalities. You may get tired. What you go through at home, you definitely cannot bring it into the industry that I work in. You have to be strong for them. Even though a lot of them might be older than you, they look up to you. So you have to be the model. In this role, you always have to present yourself as professional and presentable and as a model. You must have passion. Always have passion. As for opportunities, being acknowledged by the state and being acknowledged as a role model is important. A lot of people appreciate what we do, even though we can get overshadowed. You can always grow, you can always be notified.

For my personal life, the values most important to me are integrity, self-respect, growth, peace (I'm all about peace), accountability, and just being your true self. For my workplace, I value professionalism. You must have compassion for what you do. Be fair. Be confident, be dependable. Communication is a plus. Teamwork is always best to keep the company growing. And then ethical decision making. Always be sure that you're able to make decisions even when others aren't able to.