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Don’t Settle for Acceptable, Strive for More
Please read Part 1, here, and Part 2, here. I had quit one job to focus on my health and recovery. But time off could only last for so long. I had come across another job that ticked some boxes, but the further along in the interview process I got, the more boxes it checked. While it was currently remote, the office was local. A convenient commute for whenever the time comes to return to in-person work (and NO MORE commuting to NYC! I don’t think I realized how much of a toll that took until I stopped doing it). After three separate interviews with different team members, I liked them all. They…
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The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions
Please read Part 1, here. I had needed a break, and I was handed one. Now, I just needed to use the opportunity. And then, something serendipitous happened. I found my dream job, at my dream company. What were the odds? I worked to revamp my resume, wrote a cover letter, and mailed it off first thing one morning. Within hours, an interview had been set up. It went well and checked all the boxes: interesting work, nice people, and I absolutely loved the product. Leaving the office, I felt really good. It was the first time in months. Around the same time, I had an interview with another company, doing work similar…
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There is No Band-Aid For Happiness
Today’s point of gratitude is simple: I’m grateful for my current job. Of course, in order to understand why this job is a breath of fresh air, I have to go back and recount the road to getting there. My first “real” (read: office) job was an interesting experience. I was good enough to be offered a promotion after 6 months (not taken, as the new position wasn’t a job I was interested in). One year after that, I was let go, seemingly out of nowhere. Being young, this really messed with my head. My next job, on the surface, was a dream. And I excelled at it. One year,…
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Hooray for the Arts
Day 2. 3 points of gratitude. Why is this so easy on some days and so hard on others? Sometimes it’s like grasping at straws… but, like anything, the more you do it, the easy it gets. Right? Music. Especially during work, I like to play music for background noise. It started when my previous boss put on CBSFM (bonus points if you know that station), which we bonded over. Thanks to open floor plans, when I left that job, I didn’t listen to music during work again… until working from home became my norm. And I forgot how much I love it. Sometimes, I randomize my playlist. Sometimes, I…
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30 Days of Gratitude
Isn’t it so great when a new goal happens to line up with an important date? Like, say, the first of the month? Since November is associated with Thanksgiving, I’ve decided, not for the first time, to keep a gratitude journal, but this time to make it public. Y’know, for accountability. I’ve always fallen on the pessimistic side; somehow, I’ve managed to train myself to look for the bad, and I succeed admirably. I need to start looking on the flip side, and start focusing on what I do have, while I have it. If the past few months have shown me anything, it’s that things disappear in an instant.…