✨ New Edition — The Mistakes That Made Me ✨
Math and I were never friends. I didn’t like math… and math definitely didn’t like me.
We don’t talk about mistakes enough.
Especially as women in leadership.
We celebrate titles, promotions, and wins.
But behind every confident woman is a story filled with wrong turns, pauses, fear—and courage.
Today, I want to share one of my first career mistakes—the one that quietly shaped everything that came after.
💔 My first career mistake:
When I finished high school, I made a choice to please someone I loved instead of honoring myself.
I was a daddy’s girl.
I didn’t want to disappoint him.
So I went to the college he wanted for me, even though deep down I knew it wasn’t mine.
I studied electronic engineering.
And the truth?
Math and I were never friends.
I didn’t like math… and math definitely didn’t like me.
Every day, I felt more disconnected.
I was present in class, but absent in my own life.
After one year, I finally faced the truth:
This is not who I am.
This is not my path.
That decision cost me a year.
At the time, it felt like failure.
Like I was behind.
Like I had disappointed someone I loved.
🌱 Starting over:
So I started again.
I chose journalism—my voice, my curiosity, my passion.
And that was me.
Not perfect.
Not on time.
But finally aligned.
Even though I don’t work as a journalist anymore,
I use it every single day in the career I have now.
I use it when I listen.
When I ask the right questions.
When I read between the lines.
When I speak up for others.
When I tell stories—of people, of teams, of women still finding their voice.
Journalism didn’t disappear from my life.
It evolved.
What once taught me how to write
now teaches me how to lead.
🤍 What this mistake taught me:
- Love should never require self-betrayal
- Losing a year is better than losing yourself
- You can change direction without changing your worth
- No experience is ever wasted—it simply shows up later in a different form
- Sometimes your first dream doesn’t become your job… it becomes your foundation
That first mistake didn’t delay my journey.
It prepared me.
✍️ Reflection for you:
What was the first decision you made to please others—and when did you finally choose yourself?
If this story feels familiar, you’re not late.
You’re learning.
And learning is still moving forward.
✨ Leadership isn’t about getting everything right.
It’s about becoming wiser with every step. ✨
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