My Last Days In Corporate America
My first real job was as a Business Analyst for Target.com at Target Headquarters in Minneapolis, 2013.
I was so proud of myself because I had secured a full-time offer before I finished my senior year of college. This meant that I didn’t really have to spend time scrambling to find a job like many of my peers.
I used to ask myself why I would ever want to be an entrepreneur. I liked my steady paycheck which did MORE than pay the bills. I would go into the office in the morning and then go home at the end of the day. I never had to worry about homework again! Lol
Seriously, I could not understand the psyche of a person who would get up every morning and “chase a check.” My paycheck was all I needed. Or so I thought…
Over the next seven years, I would have worked in and explored several corporate jobs that were never a good fit. Through a long story about how I created a professional development program for opportunity youth, I found out that I not only had the passion, but I had the drive and discipline to work on something bigger than me. I worked diligently and consistently for months on end with no promise of any incentive. I realized I had more awesomeness inside me than I led myself to believe.
Fast forward to the final days of my “two-week notice” period, and I was back to second-guessing myself. I had all the proof to justify my belief in myself but still struggled with the thought that maybe I was making a mistake.
These thoughts plagued me even after I left corporate America, I spent two years with one foot in and one foot out the door. A terrible way to live if you're trying to run full steam towards your dream. After two years of “should I go back? Did I make the right decision? Was that a lapse in judgment?”, I finally pulled myself out of a semi-depression and got the nerve to work on my dream again.
Don’t be fooled by the negative thoughts that tell you that you aren't good enough. Remember why you started on your journey and don’t make any U-turns. Trust that you made the right decision and take one more full step forward. You got this!
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Quitting this part of my life was not easy. It may or may not be the path for you. I encourage you to reflect on what you truly want in life and choose for yourself. Life can be hard regardless of the route you choose. As a wise human once told me, choose YOUR hard.
