On the Corner of Gumption and Zest

In the short space of a week, I have gone from miserable in a cramped cubicle to out in the world and happy as I've ever been. Instead of discovering yet another source of corruption, I have discovered the delight of sipping the right cup of coffee with the perfect piece of chocolate. Rather than sitting at my desk waiting for my life to begin, I have made it happen. One decision can make all the difference. If I would not have written my resignation letter, I would not have already written my first article for the newspaper and started on the next one. I would not have been hired as a Barista. If that letter was never delivered, I would be waking up at 6 AM tomorrow to make my way through the 7:30 traffic to a place where I didn't belong.


Thankfully, I developed a trait that I have found very handy in the past week: GUMPTION. I was bold enough to quit the highest paying job I have ever had in order to pursue my true passion: writing. I was able to muster enough guts to do it my way and by doing that I caught the attention of two very important people who held the power to give me exactly what I wanted--and did.


The day I quit my job, I went straight to the local newspaper publication to follow up on a call I believed I was getting from opportunity. My heart must have heard correctly because one visit to that paper got me a meeting with the editor and a chance to show the world (or at least the local area) what I'm made of. By that evening I had received my first assignment as the new stringer for the Gazette and I don't think I had ever been so excited. Needless to say, I landed the interview with my subject the next morning and sent my finished article to the editor that night.



I'm now faced with the challenge of doing a series of stories similar to the one I sent in a few nights ago. I have compiled a list of about fifteen ideas, and tonight I did an interview in order to start article two of the series. I know I can handle this, I just can't wait to prove it to the world.


Tomorrow holds quite a few beginnings in this new chapter of my life: I'm being trained as a Barista at my brand new job and I'm finishing article number two (not to mention my homework).


As far as the knowledge I'm gaining, I can't think of much else to say except that it has proven to be limitless.


Yet, the most important lesson of all seems to be to have the gumption to reach for something more--I know I'll never regret it.