06/04/2026
I thought that by the time I was graduating from uni, I would have it all “figured out.” That the dream graduate job would materialise and I would beat hundreds of other grad applicants to secure that position, live in a city with strangers who would become my best friends and be loving life!
However, this didn’t happen, by the time I graduated I still didn’t know what I wanted to do and ended up staying in my university city, picked up an admin part-time job and kept the retail one I’d been doing for four years. It felt like a safe bet.
But, guess what? That "safe bet" didn’t feel safe at all. It felt like I was stuck in a loop, just going through the motions. It wasn’t what I had envisioned for myself. I felt aimless, lost.
So, when things didn’t go according to my plan, I had to learn to trust that maybe it was pushing me toward something bigger. 🌱
Fast forward, and here I am, building a business that actually gives me the freedom I wanted all along. What I thought would be my forever job turned out to be just the start of something way more aligned with who I am now. 🔥
Sometimes, life doesn’t follow the script we write, and thank goodness for that! It’s that detour that led me to a new path, one that feels far more fulfilling. If I'd gotten the grad job, chances are, I never would have started building my own business, as my mindset would have stayed the same. I would be trying to convince myself this is what I was supposed to want and I'd achieved what society expected of me. Knowing me, I would have been far too busy trying to be the 'dedicated employee' to prove to them and myself that they'd made the right decision employing me.
Now overworking to prove my worth seems so sad, and I wouldn't want that even if I could go back in time. But if you're early in your career, I'm sure you can relate, and you're not alone!
If things aren’t going the way you planned, trust me, that might just be the universe guiding you to something better. ✨
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