Reverb 10.10 A Nurturing Leap
Posted by Kaileen Elise on December 16th, 2010
Think not of yourself as the architect
of your career but as the sculptor.
Expect to have to do a lot of hard hammering
and chiseling and scraping and polishing.
(BC Forbes)
Reverb 10.10 – Prompt from December 10, 2010 (Susannah Conway)
Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out?
I quit my job on February 1st…
Before then, each day I went to work and completed a transaction. My arrival, time, effort, tears, frustration, ideas and execution—all in exchange for a paycheck. I adored my coworkers and I felt like leaving them would be an unforgivable abandonment. I feared that I wouldn’t be able to find something better. I worried I would have to start over.
Thankfully, I was so unimaginably wrong. I’m lucky enough to have landed with a company that is full of brilliant people with great hearts. We have our challenges and growing pains, but those are mixed in with celebration, laughter and appreciation.
I’m contributing, discovering my talents and strengths. In a time when people are suffering to find work, I am grateful to have found a company that nurtures me and encourages me to grow.
{ Join Reverb10. Share your story. }
Image credit: 5D (#28134) via mark sebastian
Thank you for this post..I am going through a similar transition with my career and have been afraid to take that next step..but the best is yet to come!
Now THAT is something to appreciate for sure. Deciding not to settle is always a wise decision in my eyes.
This is inspiring! I hope to find a job/work place that I can feel at peace in too
I know what it’s like to work in a job that’s not right for you, and it’s really not worth it (unless you have absolutely no other choice). Congratulations on quitting and then on finding something new!
Thanks so much for the great #reverb10 prompt yesterday. I am loving participating in #reverb10. It has been such a postive experience so far and has gotten my blogging journey off to a great start!
I can totally relate to your job situation and I wish I could find the courage to really discover what I love to do and make a change for the better!
P.S. – I love the set up for your blog. The pictures and quotes are amazing and have inspired me to try to be more creative in my future posts!
I love this! I got fired from my job in 2010 and ended up finding another one that I absolutely adore. Everything always works out in the end, huh?
I quit my job in August 2009. It was the best decision I ever made. I’m in grad school and trying to figure out what is next. I love this time!