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OK, you wise, strong women that have taken the plunge to reinvent your lives / careers—HOW DID YOU DO IT?! I am new to the MORE magazine and website and I am enamored by the strength and courage of so many of you! I love the self confidence that pours out of your stories. First of all, I really have no reason to be dissatisfied, other than I am. I am a wife, mother and nurse, and love all three of those "titles", I hold. I am, however, dissatisfied with my job. After a layoff with my husband last year, I had to go back to work full time, and to make that easier on being available for my son and family, I chose to work night shift. 3-12 hour nights. What started out as a good idea, is now very old and I am finding myself resenting my work. I feel unappreciated and only wanted for my degree and manpower in my current job. I love nursing, but can’t stand the politics involved. I would love to have the nurse job that is TRULY a patient advocate…one that can stop unnecessary tests, surgeries, or treatments. I have been a nurse for over 16 years and have so much more to offer than passing pills, starting IV’s and being a handmaiden. I need the paycheck and the benefits, though. And I feel stuck. On the other hand, I completed my yoga teacher training last May. This was a lofty goal for me and one I am very proud of. Yoga is a passion of mine. I love everything about it—how it makes you feel inside and out. My dream? To one day own my own studio and be able to support (jointly) my family. To work my own hours at something I love and that makes me feel good. Don’t get me wrong, I love nursing. It, too, is a passion of mine. Just not in this capacity, anymore. So, wise women…….how did you gain the courage to leave your steady paychecks in pursuit of making your passion(s) your livelihood? How do you do it with no financial cushion? WOULD you do it in this economy, or just suck it up a little while longer? Right now, I feel like I voluntarily give away half of my life to my job b/c it encompasses 12 hours. Even though in theory, I am sleeping while everyone is at work or school, I am not 100% who I want to be once we’re together b/c I feel so drained from the physical and emotional aspects of my work. I think that definitely meets the criteria for a reinvention, I just have to figure out how and what!!
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 By: Tove
Hi Gigi – since it sounds like you love nursing, why not use that as a foundation for for further training in something you could combine with your yoga practice? I am thinking in the lines of holistic healing, maybe something around how lifestyle changes, eating habits etc. in combination with yoga can be used to obtain better health? For instance, to improve fertility. Try niche thinking. How can what you love about nursing combined with yoga be a product people really need/want? |
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Thank you all, so much! I appreciate all of your input and am encouraged to get started on actively teaching yoga (especially since I graduated last May!! ha). Then hopefully I will one day be able to incorporate that full time into my schedule and back off of the stressful nursing job. Thanks!
Gigi, keep us posted on how you’re doing with this! |
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By: Gigi
Thank you all, so much! I appreciate all of your input and am encouraged to get started on actively teaching yoga (especially since I graduated last May!! ha). Then hopefully I will one day be able to incorporate that full time into my schedule and back off of the stressful nursing job. Thanks! |
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once nurse, always...I'm a former RN practitioner----left when my kids were little--politics drove me out but working ith mentally ill peple didn't help-----tough job to walk into each day----i'm also a certified yoga instructor----go for your dream just remember that yoga is a luxury product and these days, most don't have the extra to spend-----become a teacher tnen teach for other studios---learn as you go---you can do it! the RN/yoga combo is very sell-able!
 By: Marla Miller
can you tell i didn’t have my reading glasses on when i wrote the previous post…..hope it made some sense anyway—— |
 By: Diane Palombi
Keep the nursing job while your husband is unemployed. I worked as an employed optometrist in Lenscrafters while my husband started his business. One he was established we could afford for me to open my own private practice. Starting a business is hard and your income will take a hit trying to build it up. It would be better to have a financial cushion to fall back on. |
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By: Marla Miller
once nurse, always…I’m a former RN practitioner——left when my kids were little—politics drove me out but working ith mentally ill peple didn’t help——-tough job to walk into each day——i’m also a certified yoga instructor——go for your dream just remember that yoga is a luxury product and these days, most don’t have the extra to spend——-become a teacher tnen teach for other studios—-learn as you go—-you can do it! the RN/yoga combo is very sell-able! |
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You should talk to my daughter. She is an RN, charge nurse from 7pm-7am. She does the night hours for the same reason as you..... kids. She loves being a nurse but hates the politics.
If you have a passion for something and work hard enough for it, you'll make it succesful. I know this, BUT, it is also scary. You have bills to pay and mouths to feed.
Getting started is the hard part. Maybe check you local YMCA to see if they need instructors. Find someplace where you can give a couple yoga classes a week. Get your feet wet and see where it takes you before you quit nursing.
Just working towards your goal will give you a better outlook on life. By taking a little time for yourself will mean better quality time for family.
By: Gigi
Thank you, Dianna! That’s how I have planned to get moving….try and teach a couple of yoga classes a week, even though it will be hard with working full time, it’s only a couple hours, so I at least get started. Thanks, again! |
 By: Dianna
You should talk to my daughter. She is an RN, charge nurse from 7pm-7am. She does the night hours for the same reason as you….. kids. She loves being a nurse but hates the politics. If you have a passion for something and work hard enough for it, you’ll make it succesful. I know this, BUT, it is also scary. You have bills to pay and mouths to feed. Getting started is the hard part. Maybe check you local YMCA to see if they need instructors. Find someplace where you can give a couple yoga classes a week. Get your feet wet and see where it takes you before you quit nursing. Just working towards your goal will give you a better outlook on life. By taking a little time for yourself will mean better quality time for family. |
