I'm a woman; in so many ways I've been programmed to please. I took the job and spent time hunkered over figures, budgets, charts, and fiscal-year projections. I tried, but I hated it." Working at a job you don't like is the same as going to prison every day, " my father used to say. He was right. I felt imprisoned by an impressive title, travel, perks, and a good salary. On the inside, I was miserable and lonely, and I felt as if I was losing myself. I spent weekends working on reports no one read, and I gave presentations that I didn't care about. It made me feel like a sellout and, worse, a fraud. Now set free, like any inmate I had to figure out what to do with the rest of my life. Kathleen Flinn
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This quote is the perfect example of how we can all feel like we are losing ourselves and where we can feel like we are having a hard time finding who we really are. We all have our own different ways of expressing ourselves and these can be very different from another person's. However, we may also feel like we don't know what it is that we want to do with the rest of our lives as well as feel as if we want to please others rather than ourselves. This quote captures those feelings very well and shows us the importance of finding what it is that you truly want to do with your life and doing it. Over time, you will find yourself wanting to do things that really please yourself rather than someone else

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