Workly Woes Part 1 (Mindy's Moments) 48z2r

This week we’re talking about our first jobs and our work history. Work plays a vital role in our lives as far as mental and physical health goes. Also in this episode, we get off on a lot of math tangents. Somehow math has a way of creeping into our conversations. This week we’re really focusing on Mindy’s journey and her work career. She takes us on some peaks and valleys as she has navigated the workforce, with her side jobs and jobs that only lasted a week. The important thing that we cover in the episode has to do with how the plans we have for our lives don’t always work the way that we had intended. It takes a lot of work and patience, but we will get through it one way or the other. We both get into how working retail is just a vortex of crazy. For those of you who’ve worked in retail, we feel your pain. And for those of you who haven’t, you’re so lucky that you’ve never had to endure that mess. Retail isn’t for everyone. You take a verbal beating from those who just don’t care about your feelings or the fact that you are a person. You have to develop a thick skin to handle some people. We definitely learned the lesson that niceness goes a long way. So often we feel the pressure of friends and/or family to pursue careers and lives that might not be something that we see ourselves in. It takes a lot of perseverance to hone in on our goals and ions and figure out exactly what we want to do despite those pressures we feel. We might have to divert halfway through our journey and start a brand new one, but when it’s something we want to do, it’s worth it. It’s nice when you have a plan that works out and we realize there are many people who have a plan early on and they follow through with it. They get it and they know exactly what they want to do. And that’s amazing. But for the other side, it takes a lot of twists and turns, trial and error, and time to truly figure out the path that we need and want to get on. We have to that if it’s something that we don’t want to do, it’s not forever. It’s okay to start fresh and try something new. When we feel it in our core that there has to be something better out there for us, we must listen to that feeling and keep searching. Sometimes we even have to relocate to find where we are truly meant to be. It doesn’t happen overnight. We believe that everything happens for a reason and it might take a little longer than we thought. It’s so important to explore and figure out what you want to do. There’s no limit on how many jobs you can apply for and even if you have an interview that goes terribly it’s worth it to get the experience. You don’t have to be at a job that you don’t like. You might have to wait it out for a bit, but you can do research as you wait. Don't like something like your job or where you are in this moment in time define the rest of your life. You deserve to find something that you love. 154t1w