It’s been coming on for awhile now, the eventual break that is the culmination of the relentless stress, the work ethic (the full time job, the side hustles) the lack of sleep, the self-doubt, et al. You name it. There comes a point when you can’t take it anymore and you do something maybe a … More Almost a man bun, sigh…
Do you ever feel like the walls are closing in around you? I do. Every. Damn. Day. When I tell them, people wonder why I wake up anywhere from 5:30 – 6:30 every day of the week, even on my days off. They think I’m super strict and structured when in reality, it’s just that … More Walls
via Daily Prompt: Breakthrough Breakthrough. A fairly benign word that has some serious connotations. When I hear that word, I think about the seemingly insurmountable odds that people face which spurn the need for breakthrough in the first place. I hear that word a lot in two circles in particular, church and self help. In … More Daily Prompt: Breakthrough
via Daily Prompt: Facade It’s funny actually, I’ve been thinking about façades a lot lately, so this daily prompt thing seemed very fitting. What are these façades that we – i.e. most of us in America – deal with? Let’s take it one at a time: Job/Career: How many of us actually like where we’re … More Façade
How does one leave a job when it’s where a person’s been working for a long time? Even if they hate it, how do they compel themselves to do it? That’s a good question, right? Here’s what I think is best to remember when it comes to jobs: It is a job. It is an … More Leaving a Job
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