A Look Back at My Career Start
I graduated from college broke, unemployed, and dumped. It was a low point but also a turning point filled with life lessons and cheap booze.
Graduating during a recession was not a great start, but it felt like I was the only one without a job and direction. It was an uneasy feeling that kept me up at night. I was waitressing, babysitting, and freelancing — I lived paycheck to paycheck. Pile on student debt meant I was desperate for a salary job.
My breakup happened post-graduation. I initiated the breakup, regretted it, and tried to salvage it only to be more officially broken up.
Life was looking bleak The mantra in my head repeated, “Where do I go from here?” I kept trying, showing up, and learning new best practices for navigating my career, achieving financial stability, and entering the dating scene. Eventually, I did land a job, and the experience I gained propelled me to my dream job. I was able to eliminate my student debt by age 30. After kissing some frogs, I met the man of my dreams. In the low moments, I dug my heels in and refused to give up.
