A few years
ago I began reading Success magazine and the writings of Jim Rohn, DenisWaitley, Brendon Burchard and others.
When I read
their thoughts, it became clearer to me that I was just floating through
life. I decided that I needed to change
some things in my personal life and I lost some weight and started exercising
each day. I started my 50 state, 50 half
marathon by age 50 walking challenge and made small changes that have made
differences over time. After about two years, I felt back in control of my
personal life and felt good about the goals I was working on. These continue to be things I work on today.
Once I got
my personal goals established, I realized I was floating through my work
life. The passion I once had for my job
just wasn’t there anymore and I realized that I just wasn’t being my best self.
The motivated, happy person I had been when I accepted my position at the
Foundation had disappeared and I no longer felt like I was doing my job the way
I once had. So, I decided it was time to
work on my work life. After all, I spend more time at work than almost anywhere
else. The only thing that beats the amount of hours spent at work is time spent
sleeping!
I sat down
and really thought about what type of job I wanted to get. What could I be passionate about? There were several questions I asked myself
and I came up with the following list of things that I’d like in my next job:
1) It has
to have something to do with building relationships or partnerships
2) I’d like
to work with kids if possible (For the
last four years, I have been volunteering at Wilson Primary Center in South
Bend for Boys & Girls Club. I work
with students from K-4 every Tuesday and it’s been a blast. They are quite often the highlight of my
week.)
3) It has
to have some fun
4) It has
to make a difference in the lives of others
So I
started looking for jobs that I believed were a good fit for me and I’m happy
to say that Junior Achievement is just that.
I will be working primarily in St. Joseph and Marshall Counties
recruiting volunteers to work with students and teach them about
entrepreneurship and economics. I’ll be doing some training and some actual
classroom work and I am really psyched about this new challenge.
Today marks
my last day of employment at The Medical Foundation. I’m thankful for the last
seven years there and all the things that I have learned. Most importantly, I’m
thankful for all my co-workers (yes, all!) because I have learned something
from all of them during my seven year journey there.
So as I
begin another chapter in my life, I am looking forward to the changes that are
about to happen, but I won’t forget the people and experiences that have
brought me to this point. Thanks ya’ll, it’s been an awesome ride J and I’m sure many of us will keep
in touch!
