Growing up  I never thought that I would be working from home. I always had this image that I would work in some awesome office and climb the corporate ladder.

I worked in an office environment for about 5 years and I was so over it. I don’t know how people can work in an office and do the same thing day in and day out. But everyone has different gifts and abilities, so if you love your office job, more power to you.

My first real job out of college was for a promotional products company where I wore many hats. I was hired to handle the marketing, but this quickly turned into sales, customer service and accounting. I actually enjoyed the

opportunity to learn different trades at this company and my different roles broke up my day in a way that I liked. If I got bored of one activity, I could move on to another. This job taught me that I didn’t love working for someone else that didn’t value my opinion. I felt pressure to accomplish certain things, but my ideas were disregarded. I also learned that I didn’t enjoy helping someone grow their business in ways I didn’t agree with.

I left that job for a bookkeeping job. I never thought in a million years that I would be a bookkeeper. But with the knowledge I gained from my previous job, I learned that I liked it. I liked how the numbers had to work out and if they didn’t, it was an opportunity to problem solve. I also liked the idea that I didn’t have to worry about taking my work home with me and I didn’t always have to battle with thinking of new ways to make something work.

Although I enjoyed my bookkeeping job, I knew deep down that wasn’t the job for me. I’ve always wanted to feel like I had purpose at my job and I knew that I was doing others a good service, but I just felt like I wasn’t using all of my gifts.

I had been pursuing my Mary Kay business for a few years and I knew that there was a lot of potential there. Originally my plan had been to reach certain levels in Mary Kay before quitting my job, but the sadness I felt by going to work became too much. I knew that I would never give Mary Kay my all if I had a back up plan. So I decided to quit my job in order to pursue my Mary Kay goals full time.

I know so many people admire me for quitting to pursue something that I’m actually passionate about and enjoy. But it just makes me wonder, what passions are they putting on the back burner? I know everyone can’t just quit their jobs, but if you’re miserable are you doing anything to change your situation? What steps are you taking so that you can enjoy your life?