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The Day I Quit My Job To Pursue My Dream

An Article written from my heart.

By Emily Curry (Rising Phoenix)Published 3 years ago 3 min read

The day I found out that I got the job at Walmart as a Front End Cashier I was so happy. I needed the money at the time. I knew a few people who worked on the first shift. So naturally, I wanted the first shift but it was extremely full. So I had no choose but to accept the second shift crew.

I thought it would be a second chance maybe I would actually enjoy working again. Yet this would be far from the case.

At first I loved working as a front end cashier, being told I would make a four figure paycheck now that was great. It wasn't that easy. Because when I quit a company I was working a seven days a week shift. Not to mention I was living at the location because I was homeless when I got back to Ohio. Even though I was far from it.

It took it's toll on my mental state. So while trying to recover from exhaustion where I previously it was back to the salt mines.

I should have just done what my husband suggested Emily get back into writing be your own boss. You deserve to be happy with what you love.

When I started working at Walmart in Wadsworth I loved it. It was the best job Front End Cashier oh my god what could be better then that. At first it was great I aced my Learners in Training. My husband helped me with a few of them but I did nevertheless. I remember I needed some clothes so I had to use some of my money from my account. That was the best feeling knowing I have money of my own to buy clothes. Getting back on food stamps also helped with my struggles for food. I hated struggling, and not being in the best mental state didn't help much. I kept beating myself up mentally thinking why did I have to do this, I should have done it a completely different way. This resulted in relapsing several times in quitting the action of smoking when I was stressed out.

I wish I would have listened to my husband writing on vocal Emi you keep writing on vocal constantly. I was questioning what every author, and blogger does, question their ability. I was feeling discouraged for not being able to win the challenge.

I wasn't happy when I worked at Walmart so I resigned. Then I gathered my stuff and came home.

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The day I quit walking at Walmart and pursued my dream being a full time author, and blogger was the best decision I ever made. It gave me the chance to think about what I else I wanted to do.

That's how Aurelien Publishing Services begun simply a small idea that would soon become a small empire.

Do I have doubts, do I think what if this doesn't work out? No not at all, I don't doubt anymore, I will never give up my dreams.

That doesn't means I don't want to start some side hustles working for Doordash, or other ideas.

I have a few top regrets that I want to correct.

1: I wish I never gave my car away: Yes I said it I gave my car away to someone I thought I could trust.

2: I wish I would have kept writing while in the States: I wish I would kept writing on Vocal while in the home.

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About the Creator

Emily Curry (Rising Phoenix)

Author, blogger, and in 7 months I will be a mom.

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