I was completely lost. Which is where I think you have found yourself now. What I wish I had known at that time, is that this feeling is completely normal. The internal struggle of trying to place yourself on a clear-cut path of knowing exactly how your career will pan out is like a pressure cooker waiting to pop. As someone who has stood in your shoes, I know how you feel.

During my mid-20s, I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out my next step by day and pulling pints by night. During this time, I started to apply for magazine internships. I had no idea what I was applying for, just blindly sending out emails into the ether with fingers and toes crossed that someone would come back with a ‘yes’ – and everything would click into place. Once I had that yes, surely that person or company would guide me into what I wanted to do. I just needed to get them to open the door.

Even when I finally scored my first internship, I was none the wiser about what I wanted to do. I had just entered the professional working world, but only on a temporary basis, so I spent the best part of the year deciphering what people actually do at magazines. From the art directors all the way down to the fashion cupboard interns – and attempting to align what I wanted to do with one of those jobs. I was so indecisive that in-between internships, I undertook a work experience placement at a famous concierge company, again, hoping that I would have fierce emotions about one or the other and my career choice would finally fall into place.

Ask Billie: “All my friends seem to be building careers and I still don’t know what I’m doing... is that OK?”