{"id":846,"date":"2023-09-13T07:07:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T07:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wilddreams.stripedzebraconsulting.com\/?p=846"},"modified":"2023-09-21T21:59:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:59:59","slug":"welcome-dreamers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilddreams.stripedzebraconsulting.com\/?p=846","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Dreamers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"846\" class=\"elementor elementor-846\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b036d6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b036d6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae27b92\" data-id=\"ae27b92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac96e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fac96e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\"><div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-aranq-79elbk h-full dark:bg-gray-800\"><div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-aranq-1n7m0yu\"><div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm dark:bg-gray-800\"><div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\"><div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\"><div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\"><div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>If you had asked me two years ago what my life would look like today, I would have no clue on what I would say.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: var( --e-global-color-d98f3a7 );\">After graduating from college in 2020, I never really found or landed that dream job. Instead, life dealt me a series of lackluster and mundane jobs that quite frankly, fucking sucked. I was constantly bored, frustrated and at many times, felt stuck.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: var( --e-global-color-d98f3a7 );\">To make it worse, my fianc\u00e9, Jarred, went into an office where he was finding success, some fulfillment and while we both knew it wasn&#8217;t his dream job, he at least was able to be around people and created new experiences, while I woke up in my 600 sq. ft apartment everyday to my remote job logging on, and logging off. There were days during this 2 year period where I just didn&#8217;t have the answers or any clue on how I can break free from this repetitive cycle, it felt as though I was trapped in a never-ending loop of the same movie, replayed five times daily. 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