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Picking a major in Psychology was easy, figuring out how to use it was far trickier. After college I careened from one low paying job to another doing a stint as an activities director at a nursing home, then working for the Girl Scouts where I wore a scratchy and uncomfortable uniform. My personal life was equally chaotic. I moved four times in 16 months and found myself resolutely single as the rest of my friends got married.
Hoping new surroundings would kick start my life I moved across the country from my squarely midwestern town in Michigan to San Francisco. I took a waitress job at a pie shop to pay the bills. At night I sat on the floor of a bookstore reading self help books like Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman and The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. I did every exercise in What Color is Your Parchute, hoping to glean a direction for my career. Everything still felt muddy. I wondered if I was just one of those people who would feel unfulfilled in work, have unsatisfying relationships and never develop valuable skills.
There are turning points when everything begins to change, the moment when the thoughts in your head crystalize. A path opens up in front of you. Saying…
