On February 19th, 2015, I came to work and found myself sitting at my desk, just staring at my computer thinking, "I have to figure out how to get out of here." I had registered my nonprofit organization, The Simple Good, for over a year by then and already found myself servicing 200+ youth across Chicago while working a full-time job. I was thrilled for this amazing reception to our art program, which was deeply connected to my own life experiences, but didn't know how I was going to manage the growth of my passion with my Full Time job. I knew ultimately The Simple Good was what I was meant to be doing - it was bigger than me - and an opportunity to pursue my purpose that was knocking on my door.
And just like that, the answer to my question was given to me that morning. I was called into our Director's office where he told me my Department has been eliminated today. My options were either I could either take another role or leave the company.
I left.