Natalie F. says, "At the age of 27 I felt like I was at the peak of my quarter life crisis (or the rock bottom of it depending on how you look at it). 6 years out of school with a communications degree, three dead-end jobs and zero hobbies that I had actively pursued aside from the gym; to say I felt directionless and lost was an understatement. I was extremely unhappy with my career, but it was much more than that, I simply wasn’t satisfied with my life. I knew I needed to make some drastic changes, that there was more to life than a job you hated and working out, I just wasn’t sure how to get there or what ‘there’ even was for that matter.
As luck would have it, I just happened to be introduced to Leadership for Life right as I was entering this quarter life crisis. Even after my initial meeting I felt encouraged, energized and most importantly, hopeful. Leadership for Life not only equipped me with the tools and resources that I needed to jumpstart me forward with my career search, but it offered me a more enlightened look on life overall. With their guidance and support I was able discover things about myself that I had been overlooking for quite some time. That alone shed new light on who I was, how I deal with things, what I’m comfortable with now and what I’m capable of moving forward. As my sessions progressed, so did my confidence in the future. While I approached Leadership for Life with a somewhat hopeless, negative outlook, I walked away with an optimistic and hopeful one. Essentially, it provided me with the clarity that I needed.
Now, one year later, I have gained a greater level of satisfaction week to week. I finally pursued my dream to teach dance to children and it’s the absolute favorite part of my week. I now have new plans for my career, one that caters to the creative and artistic side that I had traded for the 9-5 office job, I joined toastmasters, another goal I had been putting off, I have finally set a date to relocate somewhere with the support network that I need right now , and I have established new long term goals for myself. I have a plan, and have come to terms with the notion that those plans will continue to evolve over time as I do the same. Thanks to the expertise of Leadership for Life, I finally feel like I have direction again, I have much to look forward to and above all, that void I had in my life for so long is slowly being filled.
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