"I thought it would be harder to release the emotional baggage and sunk costs that went into building the business. Truth is, it was effortless. It was freeing. It felt right. My brain was just catching up to where my heart already was." Beautifully said and very, very relatable.
I relate to this so much. My plan sucked, huge. I carry what I have deemed the generational curse of coming from a long line of women in accounting, not just accounting but public service. I was determined to be the one to cause the generational shift. Out of high school I took computer classes, many of which I was the only girl in. I had an instructor that should have been on a watch list somewhere, his overt sexual harassment made everyone uncomfortable. (Another story for another day) I switched to mathematics thinking I would be a math teacher, which is laughable since I detest bureaucracy. I went rogue and ran off to Savannah for a year where I studied art intending to be the next hot thing at Pixar or Dreamworks. I nearly drank myself to death and lost my soul, and all faith in humanity, while working at a dialysis clinic. Ultimately, my parents had relocated to Orlando, so I moved with them to lick my wounds and gather my swagger. At some point I had taken one of these left/right brain tests that said I was perfectly even (do they even mean anything?). In the end I have a half a dozen degrees of varying levels across five schools, and staggering student loan debt. Anyway, what I have learned is I do best when I focus my career on the analytical and my recreation on the creative. So my day to day is filled with spreadsheets and numbers as I carry on the generational torch. But, I paint, mold clay, sing and dance (albeit badly), and spend every available moment applauding live theater. Thanks for this, I feel validated recognizing that not all of our journeys are a straight path but many of us experience the hills and pitfalls that build character.
Awesome hook for this article Rick, and you delivered!
Thank you for the kind comment and for reading, Rick!
Amen Rick. The day I gave up planning and finally let myself just be is the day I actually started enjoying life.
Great read.
Trust me, I still struggle with it sometimes as well. All a work in progress!
Everything is a work in progress. Most of all us
Such a banger!
"I thought it would be harder to release the emotional baggage and sunk costs that went into building the business. Truth is, it was effortless. It was freeing. It felt right. My brain was just catching up to where my heart already was." Beautifully said and very, very relatable.
Awesome work Rick.
I relate to this so much. My plan sucked, huge. I carry what I have deemed the generational curse of coming from a long line of women in accounting, not just accounting but public service. I was determined to be the one to cause the generational shift. Out of high school I took computer classes, many of which I was the only girl in. I had an instructor that should have been on a watch list somewhere, his overt sexual harassment made everyone uncomfortable. (Another story for another day) I switched to mathematics thinking I would be a math teacher, which is laughable since I detest bureaucracy. I went rogue and ran off to Savannah for a year where I studied art intending to be the next hot thing at Pixar or Dreamworks. I nearly drank myself to death and lost my soul, and all faith in humanity, while working at a dialysis clinic. Ultimately, my parents had relocated to Orlando, so I moved with them to lick my wounds and gather my swagger. At some point I had taken one of these left/right brain tests that said I was perfectly even (do they even mean anything?). In the end I have a half a dozen degrees of varying levels across five schools, and staggering student loan debt. Anyway, what I have learned is I do best when I focus my career on the analytical and my recreation on the creative. So my day to day is filled with spreadsheets and numbers as I carry on the generational torch. But, I paint, mold clay, sing and dance (albeit badly), and spend every available moment applauding live theater. Thanks for this, I feel validated recognizing that not all of our journeys are a straight path but many of us experience the hills and pitfalls that build character.