The Road to Beyond Your Type

The path to Beyond Your Type has been anything but smooth. I have always been passionate about joining others on their journeys to healing and self-discovery which is why studied psychology and ultimately, decided to pursue nursing. But, there was always a part of me that felt like neither were quite the right fit. I don't particularly believe there is one thing we're called to do but I did have a sense that there was a path in the space of healing that would feel like a homecoming for me. 

My piece of advice is don't give up. Keep searching. It's never too late to learn something new. No matter how old you are. For me, I majored in psychology, working as a nurse tech, applied to nursing schools in Texas and didn't get accepted, finally moved home to Nashville to attend nursing school, worked as a critical care nurse, left the bedside to work in the medical startup world, built a side floral business and finally, landed on Enneagram coaching. The path was rough, windy and very dark at times. 

It was devastating to get into my nursing career only to find out that the western healthcare system wasn't the place I wanted to spend my energy. Once I left the bedside, I worked long hours with two jobs, helping to build the start up while also building my floral business. Sleep was minimal and stress was high. I got to a point where I realized something had to change.  

I needed to stay working these two jobs for about a year longer than I wanted to because financially, that was the responsible decision. But, I set a plan: in a year I would leave my consulting job for something new and I would take the time to reflect and really understand where my talents and interests collide to know what that new thing was going to be. Additionally, I need the income to pay off nursing school and business debt my floral business had acquired. I became incredibly aggressive in working, saving and paying down my debt to free myself up financially, paying off about $60,0000 in a year.

We seem to expect the road to our ideal job should be a short, straight and smooth ride. It has been anything but that for me. For now, I have finally found something that does mix my passion for health and healing with my love for working with people but I'll hold it loosely knowing it may just be a rest stop for now on this lifelong road trip.