My dad reminded me every week not to make hasty decisions because I was in a state of panic. Although I needed a job (like needed- needed a job) he still challenged me not to take any old thing. The worse thing I could do is accept something that I knew I would hate even though it would provide me with the stability I wanted. I was at risk of putting myself right back where I started; at my old job in the same position I dearly wanted to leave. Life began to look very cloudy at times but standing still or going back just wasn’t an option.
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Prayer is a lifestyle, not an emergency exit.
So with my fears, tears, and all my prayers, I kept going. Accepting and ending numerous contract positions from teaching students at Thurgood Marshall to recruiting for Barneys and Chanel and ending up at a real-estate company until my dream job presented itself. A position at the Mayor’s office was all I ever wanted, and it came. I was truly tested this year. God kept me so uncomfortable so that I could continue to push towards where I am now. Being stuck in my “meantime” gave me the opportunity to learn and analyze myself, to figure out exactly who I was. During this past year I have grown so much. I can’t take all the credit; my support systems (best friends and family) definitely have contributed to my growth. They kept pushing me and forcing me to not shy away from myself. They kept a mirror held to my face so I could see exactly who I was and they forced me to keep envisioning who I wanted to become after the storm.
To know me is to know that I can be pretty dramatic at times. But I have to say this year I was a “beautiful mess.” There were many things out of order in my life. The fact that I am able to share this speaks volumes to my growth over the last twelve months. The joy and freedom of being honest and transparent is extremely liberating.
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Anyone who knows me can attest to me living for a good quote or motivational speech. So it’s probably no surprise that I have produced my own list of motivational quotes that narrate the past year and the all lessons I’ve learned. The list and my story is to be continued but I hope these get someone else through their “meantime”
- Strive to be true to yourself.
- You always have choices.
- Whatever you’re doing, you have to figure out when to give out effort and when to withdraw it.
- Protect your ideas by keeping them private… even if it’s just for a while.
- Learn how to reframe failure.
- The only way to get what you really want is to let go of what you don’t want.
- Remain open. There is something bigger than you know going on here.
- Make no promise for tomorrow if you are [unwilling to work for them] today.
- What you don’t do can create the same regrets as the mistakes you make.
- All things have a season, and all seasons must come to an end.
- Their issues are not your issues.
- We love in others what we love in ourselves. We despise in others what we cannot see in ourselves.
- What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful.
- Love yourself enough to know when it is time to leave
- No one gets credit for living life beneath them.
- The truth will set you free but don’t forget that it might sting at first.
- I can’t control people, I can’t control life; all I can do is control how I respond to both.
- Stop finding roads that remove you from your greatness.
- Don’t do something because it looks right, do it because it feels right.
- There is really a lesson in all of it.
