Time to Change it Up

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​This time 20 years ago marks a point in my career when I was on a train to Destination Misery. I was 15 years into my career practicing business development as a major revenue contributor for a thriving tech company. Leadership praised me. Colleagues and clients appreciated me. I was making good money, and I was miserable. I was in an industry I didn’t like, selling products I could care less about. I kept telling myself to find something else, but I wouldn’t listen because the money kept sucking me back in. I thought that the definition of success was making a lot of money. I couldn’t be further away from the truth. Sure, making a comfortable income, especially living in California, is important, however there is no reason why I couldn’t have my cake an eat it. I just needed to take a step back and reevaluate.

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