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An old journal entry cast a ray of light into the cave of my mind. It was written in August of 2000, three days into my first job in commercial interior design. For reasons I neglected to disclose, I came home and cried that day. I confided in my then boyfriend who saw me go through three jobs in one year. After hearing me out, he said,

"Do you know what a mouse does when it gets cornered by a cat?
It fights back."

This turned out to be one of the best advices I have ever received. It not only changed my attitude about my job, but it changed my mindset completely. A month or so later, he asked why I wasn't complaining about work any more. I said I didn't have anything to complain about. He said he felt threatened by my new job. Few weeks later, I left him. I stayed at that job for almost three years and set my career path.

I have a new fight that starts tomorrow. I plan to win it. And with the new outfit I picked out to wear tomorrow, I'll look good doing it.