No, part two
The things I've said no to, continued:
4. Other people's dream job. I worked at a prestigious children's hospital for six years, and in the beginning of my career I loved it. I am thankful for the training I received there and acknowledge that it is a big part of what has made me the nurse I am today. Leaving felt a little reckless - am I really giving up this job that other people would kill to have? But I knew it was no longer the right fit for me. Giving it up meant I gained freedom to move forward and pursue my dreams.
5. Commuting four hours a day. The upside of commuting via train to work two hours each way: I learned to appreciate public transportation and I skipped out on ridiculous traffic (which is one thing I will never have patience for). The downside: I was giving up 20 hours of my time each week... to get to someone else's dream job. I quit the job and thereby the commute and gained - you guessed it - time.
6.Working a traditional schedule (9-5, Monday-Friday). After working a rotating schedule for two years and full-time nightshift for three years, it did feel wonderful to sleep normally. I thought I would like the routine of doing the same thing each day. But after the novelty wore off I felt trapped. I also started to dread Mondays and count down the days until Friday. I didn't want to be the type of person that wished away four days of my week. During travel assignments, I'm now back to working three twelve hour shifts per week. I have more days off every week and the feeling of being trapped is long gone.
7. Grad school just for the sake of getting a master's degree. I initially interpreted my lack of professional direction as a need to go back to school. I enrolled in an online program in August 2014... and pushed back my start date twice. I realized I was going back to school because it felt like the right thing to do. I'm now a grad school dropout, and I decide what I want to learn about instead of having to accept the content on a syllabus created by someone else. Extra bonus: I don't have to write term papers.
Final thought: there are a finite number of hours in a day and days in your life. Saying no things you don't want creates space for you to say yes to things that actually matter to you.
4. Other people's dream job. I worked at a prestigious children's hospital for six years, and in the beginning of my career I loved it. I am thankful for the training I received there and acknowledge that it is a big part of what has made me the nurse I am today. Leaving felt a little reckless - am I really giving up this job that other people would kill to have? But I knew it was no longer the right fit for me. Giving it up meant I gained freedom to move forward and pursue my dreams.
5. Commuting four hours a day. The upside of commuting via train to work two hours each way: I learned to appreciate public transportation and I skipped out on ridiculous traffic (which is one thing I will never have patience for). The downside: I was giving up 20 hours of my time each week... to get to someone else's dream job. I quit the job and thereby the commute and gained - you guessed it - time.
6.Working a traditional schedule (9-5, Monday-Friday). After working a rotating schedule for two years and full-time nightshift for three years, it did feel wonderful to sleep normally. I thought I would like the routine of doing the same thing each day. But after the novelty wore off I felt trapped. I also started to dread Mondays and count down the days until Friday. I didn't want to be the type of person that wished away four days of my week. During travel assignments, I'm now back to working three twelve hour shifts per week. I have more days off every week and the feeling of being trapped is long gone.
7. Grad school just for the sake of getting a master's degree. I initially interpreted my lack of professional direction as a need to go back to school. I enrolled in an online program in August 2014... and pushed back my start date twice. I realized I was going back to school because it felt like the right thing to do. I'm now a grad school dropout, and I decide what I want to learn about instead of having to accept the content on a syllabus created by someone else. Extra bonus: I don't have to write term papers.
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