I wanted to touch on a topic that I've been thinking about this past year. I'll be totally honest... I didn't go to college. I went for 2 years to community college and it just wasn't for me. I did however work myself to where I wanted to be. No matter who my employer was, I worked hard and worked for the next level. See the whole point of working is to make more money year after year right ? ( for most ) . I respect those people who work and go to college so much. That's the true hustle. Anyways... Always aim for a step higher than what you are assigned to do. That way, when the next slot opens up you are considered right away. Being in a company doesn't mean you will get promoted. You need to work hard at what you are trying to achieve in the present. Just like having a degree doesn't mean you will make 100,000 off the bat. You gradually get there. There's a dark side to all of this though. I've always been proud of my hustle. I've worked hard. I have worked through 4 months of morning sickness. I was throwing up and going back to my desk as a banker. My customers didn't even know. I don't wish that for anyone. Life isn't glamorous. Although everything we see online makes it seem that way. This year I stepped down from a career I loved so I can be with my kids. After my son went to kindergarten...I became bored. I was used to working with no break for 10 years. I wouldn't call maternity leave a break lol. Immediately I started looking for another job. I never realized how hard it is to get a high level position again. When people find a job nowadays... They hold on to it. I did eventually find another job but it was definitely at a lower level. I'm talking 4 steps behind where I had worked to be . But we had goals and I have to make sure my husband and I have a retirement. I took the job. It's been an adjustment. But I hope to work my way back to where I want to be. This was just a pit stop. If you are a hustler it is in your blood. That's what we do... We build something from nothing.
Xoxo
Sadaf
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