Okay. Here goes. I'm going to get a bit vulnerable with all of you. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share with you.
If you don't know I work a full-time job for a major insurance company. In fact, it's the only job I've ever had since college. I never intended to work for an insurance company. I went to school and graduated with an undergrad degree in English. But I was desperate for a job and this one paid well. It was an hourly rate, and I was so excited at the idea of how much money I could earn in one year.
Fast forward to 18-months ago, now working for the same company in a position I loved. Now with a MBA and years of experience. Supporting a team, I loved. In a department I could see a future in when I transitioned here a few years earlier. And learning that they had in fact sold the line of business I supported, and I soon would be out of a job. A maximum of three years is what we were told. I was numb. Because everything I identified as successful, powerful, strong, smart, and capable was tied to having this job. What will I do now?
Don't get me wrong, I've successfully held over 15 different roles in my 27 years with this company. I could do it again. But this time, something felt different. This time I wanted to be responsible for my own destiny. I wanted to take all that I had learned and apply it to helping others. I wanted to stand on my own two feet and do things by my rules, my way. I want FREEDOM.
And so, this journey of dreaming again has begun for me. I'm excited about the possibilities. I'm excited to explore options and see a future totally different than what my day-to-day life looks like today. What I know for sure is that I'm excited about helping other introverted women to find their dream and to succeed. And I know my value, my worth, my strength, my sense of self has nothing to do with the title I have or the job I hold. It's about how I feel about myself. Because I am exactly where I am meant to be at the exact time I am meant to be here.
I'm so very grateful for you being here and reading these words. Thank you for allowing me to share with you and be vulnerable with you and maybe, just maybe, touching a spot on your heart that stirs something inside of you too.
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