Hi Melanie, what a perfectly timed post! I am 28 and started an impressive sounding job this year and I recently realized how much I dislike it and how little desire I have to climb the corporate ladder. I keep thinking of ways to pivot and be happier, but find faults with a lot of other paths and the way it all ties into capitalism. I really appreciate the reminder that jobs are not our legacy and love the helpful questions to think about as I continue to figure this out! I’ve enjoyed following you for the past several years and have found your posts and content to be really impactful and helpful!
Emily, oh thank you so much. I also had a bit of an identity crisis at 28 and maybe I'm having another one at 38. 😆 Thank you so much for following along and I hope what I write is a reminder that you don't have to have it all figured out. We're all just trying to find our way. ♥️
I've been spending a lot of time lately unpacking why so much of my identity is tied up with succeeding at my job (a job I don't necessarily enjoy) and how that has made what I hope to be my legacy harder to achieve. So much to work through when yes, we have to earn money, but also so much of what society tells us will make us feel successful and will give us a good legacy isn't really what will make all of us happy. Needless to say, I loved reading this Melanie. Did my therapist call you and tell you to write it? lol
Hi Melanie. I am loving this post for oh so many reasons. Your appreciation for the “less is more” style of living, pondering our legacy and that picture in front of the Salem Witch Museum (I was born there….well not the museum 😂).
As for myself, I would like to believe that I made a difference by being of service in some small way for the better through kindness, willingness and bringing some laughter (through the icky times).
Charlene, thank you for your comment & what a beautiful legacy. I like that you added the "icky times" part. Being there for folks through the bad and the good is truly something folks will remember.
Hi Melanie, what a perfectly timed post! I am 28 and started an impressive sounding job this year and I recently realized how much I dislike it and how little desire I have to climb the corporate ladder. I keep thinking of ways to pivot and be happier, but find faults with a lot of other paths and the way it all ties into capitalism. I really appreciate the reminder that jobs are not our legacy and love the helpful questions to think about as I continue to figure this out! I’ve enjoyed following you for the past several years and have found your posts and content to be really impactful and helpful!
Emily, oh thank you so much. I also had a bit of an identity crisis at 28 and maybe I'm having another one at 38. 😆 Thank you so much for following along and I hope what I write is a reminder that you don't have to have it all figured out. We're all just trying to find our way. ♥️
I've been spending a lot of time lately unpacking why so much of my identity is tied up with succeeding at my job (a job I don't necessarily enjoy) and how that has made what I hope to be my legacy harder to achieve. So much to work through when yes, we have to earn money, but also so much of what society tells us will make us feel successful and will give us a good legacy isn't really what will make all of us happy. Needless to say, I loved reading this Melanie. Did my therapist call you and tell you to write it? lol
My therapist told *me* to write it. Kidding, kidding. But it is something I've been thinking about a lot lately and I'm so glad that I'm not alone.
Hi Melanie. I am loving this post for oh so many reasons. Your appreciation for the “less is more” style of living, pondering our legacy and that picture in front of the Salem Witch Museum (I was born there….well not the museum 😂).
As for myself, I would like to believe that I made a difference by being of service in some small way for the better through kindness, willingness and bringing some laughter (through the icky times).
Happy trails Melanie.
Charlene, thank you for your comment & what a beautiful legacy. I like that you added the "icky times" part. Being there for folks through the bad and the good is truly something folks will remember.