No Straight Path, Just Growth
My Career Path is a Mess—And That’s Okay You ever look at your resume and think, what exactly was I trying to do with my life? Because same. My work history reads less like a carefully planned career path and more like I was just saying yes to whatever opportunity came my way. Government office trainee? Sure. Hotel room attendant? Why not. ESL teacher? Let’s see how that goes. BPO agent? Sounds interesting. If my career had a genre, it’d be a mix of a workplace drama, a survival show, and a coming-of-age story where the main character is just figuring things out as he goes. For a while, I thought this meant I lacked direction. But after everything I’ve been through, I realized something: having a non-linear career doesn’t mean you’re lost, it means you’re adaptable. And that’s a skill worth having. And if I had to credit anyone for this mindset, it would be my parents. The Foundation: Lessons from a Humble Family Business I didn’t grow up in a family of entrepreneurs. My paren...