Being a GenXer, I’m a part of the first generation who had mothers working outside the home. As a young girl, it was drilled into me from teachers and the every cheesy sitcom I watched that I could be whatever I wanted to be.
All in Career
Being a GenXer, I’m a part of the first generation who had mothers working outside the home. As a young girl, it was drilled into me from teachers and the every cheesy sitcom I watched that I could be whatever I wanted to be.
I missed the boat in the early part of my career by not being strong and confident enough to behave as an aspiring leader. I will not make that mistake again.
I’ve always considered myself to be a genuine person. I respect people from all walks of life and treat everyone I meet with respect. Growing up in a rural area taught me that I can learn something from an illiterate farmhand as readily as an ivy-league educated CEO.
Covington based Aviatra Accelerators asked me to moderate a panel of authors for their June GROW Workshop, “I Could Be a Writer!”
In order for me to focus my attention on writing, building a business and getting in shape, Jason is picking up the slack—taking on nearly 100% of the financial responsibility for our family. He is supportive of this decision, that we made together, but I can tell he sometimes finds the change in lifestyle frustrating.
Over the last 10 years, I’ve morphed into Mollie Bentley, Recruiter. While I worked hard to be taken seriously in the world of HR (hence the SPHR certification and incessant networking), I eventually pigeonholed myself.
In November, I made a career move. After being approached by a headhunter for what seemed like a great opportunity, I left a stable job with a stable company in a recession-resistant industry. I knew there was a risk, but the siren’s song of the opportunity to recruit on a national level and a fancy title was enough to persuade me to take the risk.
Most of us only think of our mothers as our mothers. We don’t take time to consider much about who they are as people—what their aspirations were before we came along and changed everything.
Without really trying, I grew a career out of a job that I fell into haphazardly. I find people engaging, so it’s not like I've hated my work, but once you start down a path, it’s difficult to change course. Actually, it’s impossible to change without a strong desire or plan to try something different.
When I opened my front door to Tony Million, I had no idea that I was about to encounter a person with such enthusiasm and dare I say, passion, for cleaning carpets.
I assume midlife is a time to try new stuff, to experiment, to stretch beyond where you thought you could reach. This is what I’m doing; working on my writing skills.
