jungle gyms.
Half of my friends are getting married and having babies while the other half is working days and nights devoting themselves to their careers for a promotion, and I'm in the middle thinking about where to go on my next vacation.
I was catching up with a few friends over the weekend, and most of them were shocked that my career isn't my main focus. Well technically I don't have a career. I have a job. Maybe if I was doing something I loved I would be more focused; however, I do have my own career goals and I don't think I have to climb a specific path to accomplish those goals.
"I think of my career as a jungle gym, not a ladder: jumping from rung to rung, side to side, up and down, learning new things, pursuing new experiences, and focusing as much on the journey as the destination." - Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In.
I'm still figuring out what's next, and for now I am enjoying my journey and praying God leads me to my next opportunity.
I do think about other things like getting married and having a family. Is this the next step after planting myself successfully in my career or before? It doesn't help much when my elders keep asking me when I'm getting married. Of course it would be nice to fall in love again, and I get moments when I think "Aww look at the baby I want to hold it!" Not have a baby, just hold it. LOL I'm definitely not in a rush. I'd like to think that when I do start a family, I'll be able to successfully balance my marriage, family, and career. There seems to be a received idea that women can or should only focus on one at a time, but I want to be devoted to all three. I'll be Super Mom and the Queen Bee.
I was catching up with a few friends over the weekend, and most of them were shocked that my career isn't my main focus. Well technically I don't have a career. I have a job. Maybe if I was doing something I loved I would be more focused; however, I do have my own career goals and I don't think I have to climb a specific path to accomplish those goals.
"I think of my career as a jungle gym, not a ladder: jumping from rung to rung, side to side, up and down, learning new things, pursuing new experiences, and focusing as much on the journey as the destination." - Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In.
I'm still figuring out what's next, and for now I am enjoying my journey and praying God leads me to my next opportunity.
I do think about other things like getting married and having a family. Is this the next step after planting myself successfully in my career or before? It doesn't help much when my elders keep asking me when I'm getting married. Of course it would be nice to fall in love again, and I get moments when I think "Aww look at the baby I want to hold it!" Not have a baby, just hold it. LOL I'm definitely not in a rush. I'd like to think that when I do start a family, I'll be able to successfully balance my marriage, family, and career. There seems to be a received idea that women can or should only focus on one at a time, but I want to be devoted to all three. I'll be Super Mom and the Queen Bee.