Personal Narrative: Believing In My Own Strength

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Believing In My Own Strength

I grew up as a military kid and moved almost every two to three years but was fortunate to be able to attend all 4 years of high school at one school in a small town in New Hampshire. You may or may not be able to relate to the importance of this, but for me it meant staying with the same friends for more than two years. This was huge for me because I finally felt like I could make some real lifelong friends. My father was about to retire from the Air Force so I knew this was our final stopping point, no more moves. In 1985 I graduated high school. My graduating class consisted of 30 students which is not a big class by any means. Most of us would just end up graduating and finding local jobs. A few may go off to college but living in a rural area we were not exposed to much and pretty much stayed local or possibly moved to nearby towns. Some would join local volunteer fire departments, get involved with town politics or end up working in the factory with 20 plus years in with a pension. That was life for most of the people here.
My adult life started out in this small town and I followed the same path as most of my friends. I married young, got a job at the local factory, later had a child. I thought my life was going the way it was supposed to be going. Then I found myself …show more content…
I was learning so much about this business that it was a lot to take in. I looked at my superiors with admiration and respect. They were patient and took the time to teach me. After of few years with this company I began to really feel comfortable with my career. I was content doing just what I was doing. Everyday there was something new to learn. I was amazed that my path in life had brought me to this point. My confidence was growing but I still didn’t really understanding what my boss’s actually did. It didn’t matter I found my comfort zone and that’s all that mattered to

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