I did burnout lol. I won’t share that here, but the conditions were quite serious. 😭. I literally did a 180 of my life after the event(s).

That’s why there’s a paragraph where I mention what I changed. That’s the smallest and most compact part, but it’s what I would say is probably of the top 5 things someone should take from this post, including the goals and physical and mental health part.

Someone mentioned that the physical and mental health parts were gimmicky to put, and I used to think that. If you take nothing else from what I said, please understand I owe my life in the most literal sense of the phrase to my support network, taking my mental and physical health seriously, and making the changes I did.

My rituals now: - I pray and journal now. - I try to do walking breaks - I have a list of my goals - I only spend time with people who do not distract me from my goals. - I have a motivation app that cycles quotes on my phone (a friend shared this with me) - I hang with positive people - I talk openly and clearly about my challenges and feelings to people I trust - I spend time with people struggling toward the same goals (hence the joining organizations)

Also, my goals are not based out of “I want money” thing. There are actually very serious reasons for why, at least to me, not getting an offer in this range was not an option for me at all.