While my peers were pursuing their dream careers post graduation, I was engaged in a sales role that I had no reverence for. However, what I always understood was that I cannot expect to reap their harvest if I hadn’t sown their seeds. You see, while they pursued an internship during our summer breaks, I was selling bracelets on the streets of New York City to fund my company- which eventually failed.
Launching my career in tech right after graduation was simply favor. The challenge, however, was that my heart wasn’t in the role. It must have resulted from seeing my peers earn significant bonuses as investment bankers; hoping that the trend would have been my reality. As a result of a hardening heart, my performance in the role was subpar. And refusing to assess the challenge from within also led me to switch to a bigger firm. But the cycle continued.
Now, at the next firm, there was a colleague-turned-friend who would always show up to work filled with a burst of positive energy. Give or take, there was no difference in our physical input but he always closed more deals. The more our friendship grew, the better I understood that he had programmed his heart to bloom where he had been planted. What’s interesting is the role wasn’t his dream career and yet his output continued to fascinate every member of our team. For me, it was clearly time to evaluate the misaligned energy that emanated as a result of my emotions.
Armed with this revelation, my approach to working completely improved. As results were ushered to my doorstep, I finally understood that when you stop focusing on what you’ve lost but get excited about what you’re about to receive, things always work out for your good. You see, when the Bible shares that He prepares a table before you, there was no mention of a table of your choosing. But what’s implied is that as long as you keep honoring Him at this table, just like David, the oil that belongs to you will never flow for someone else. Fam, who would have ever thought that the same role I was once unhappy about is what continues to mentor me every step of my entrepreneurial journey?
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