By: Mia L. Hazlett
6/3/2016
As a grown up, I think I am anyways, I’ve discovered my confidence stems from being secure in who I’ve become professionally. When I had my daughter, I was faced with a reality many working parents are faced with, work-life balance. Professionally, I was at the mid-rung of the corporate ladder and my job was extremely demanding. But motherhood was just as time consuming and for almost a year, I tried to balance both. I realized there is no both. Occasionally, you must become comfortable with falling short in each role. That’s difficult for a perfectionist.
I was a marketing manager for an apartment community and we held a function for our residents one night. I had busted my ass all day and had to run the event that evening as well. Being a single mother, it meant my daughter had to be my “guest.” I looked across the room at about 10:30 PM as residents trickled home, and noticed my daughter asleep in her car seat. That was unacceptable for me.
Two weeks later, I put in my notice and within a month moved back home to Massachusetts. I made an incredible career change that impacted my salary…negatively. But I set a new professional goal. I was now an administrative assistant for an entire department. My new goal was to one day assist a president or a chair for a board of trustees.
Please enjoy my TEDx Talk below of my journey to becoming the Boss of the Boss.
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