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The Great Resignation was the product of a pandemic and general fatigue. In the past, I’ve argued that it could be good for people looking for a change. I’m also willing to eat my words and say that maybe it wasn’t all pay raises and sunshine after all. But, for those of us who stayed put in our jobs since the world changed forever, there lies an interesting perspective.
Some stuck it out because their industry may not have been affected, and maybe they actually enjoy doing what they do. While this is clearly a rarity, it speaks to the determination of the working class to see things through. After all, it bodes well for future job prospects to not bounce from position to position too quickly.
In my resuming of The Potentiation Podcast, I spoke with a co-worker, repeat guest, and friend of mine who fits this mold. Mckylin (Mac) Rowe is an aspiring actor who landed a solid movie role late last year but works as a personal trainer at Equinox during the day to make it in New York City. Despite his big-screen dreams, he knows he’s got to make things happen at a micro level before he gets any sort of blue checkmark. So he's “building a boat,” as he puts it, to ride the waves until his time in that arena comes.
In his three-year personal training career, however, a lot of his focus wasn’t necessarily on the gym. He felt as though he was stagnant at the beginning of 2022 and not moving forward in the company like a three-year veteran should be. In the key talking points of our conversation, he outlined what he did to change his mindset around work from tired to inspired.
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