From The East Carolinian:
Mitzi Miller, Editor-in-Chief of Ebony, visited East
Carolina University to speak for the MLK annual celebration on Tuesday.
She addressed people of the community, students, and staff
members about her journey to making her dreams come true. The theme of the
event was based on Martin Luther King Jr. having a dream and visualizing it and
Miller spoke on making the visualized dream come true.
“One of the most important things is doing what you have to
do to get where you need to be,” said Miller at the event. “The bigger picture
is the long term goal.”
During her college career at Florida A&M University, Miller started out as biology major but after a few days in the class she realized that was not where she wanted to do with her life.
“I wanted to do something that I loved,” said Miller. “I
liked to read so I switched to being an English major with Education as a
minor.”
Miller’s senior year in college was when she came down with
what she believed to be a really bad case of the flu. After weeks of trying to
use home remedies, Miller went to the hospital to find out that she had liver
problems and would need a liver transplant as soon as possible because she was
dying. For one year and a half, Miller waited for the transplant, which was
eventually successful.
“People usually ask me if I regret getting sick. I do not.
Getting sick and recovering allowed me to not only be physically here but it is
the reason I am mentally here,” said Miller.
Miller stated that during her recovery phase she knew that
she wanted to do something that she loved.
She received her first job in sales and marketing at a magazine company,
which she stayed at for nine months.
“I hated that job. Then one day my boyfriend at the time
asked me, what’s the purpose of all this if you aren’t happy? So I quit the
next day,” said Miller.
Miller went on to explain how she was unemployed for six
months. She used this time to find herself and take a break from the real
world. She wanted to get not only a job, but also a career.
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