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Christie Albrecht
HR & Work
3mo
Before I even left my last nonprofit job, I had 3 crazy opportunities:
- Move to South Africa to work in advocacy
- Work in NYC for an important NGO
- Be the chief of staff for a small UN agency in NYC
Each felt a dream job, and I didn't pursue any of them.
I had 2 good reasons:
- I'd wanted to be part of a start-up for eons, and I had 4 friends ready to start a business together.
- I needed to stay in St. Louis.
My husband and I moved back from Brazil in 2018 because my mom was terminally ill. I loved my career, but I realized that - despite the appeal of moving to South Africa - I needed to be home.
That choice put me on a totally different trajectory.
6 months after launching the business, the pandemic hit and throttled our contracts overnight. I eventually left that venture and set out on my own as a nonprofit strategy consultant, which led me to Mission Matters Group, 6 Levers and eventually to working with Tony at CONTENDER.
Had I stayed the course, I could easily be living in a different country or NYC, traveling the world with platinum status, rubbing elbows with important people.
Instead I'm elbows deep in the chaos of a young start-up.
And I'm so happy. Solving fun problems, working alongside brilliant weirdos, all from the comfort of my office nook in yoga pants with my dog at my feet.
I once flew to Tokyo for 2 nights for one meeting. Now it's a big day if I venture out to the coffee shop down the street.
Different seasons require different things from us, I suppose. And there can be beauty in all of it.
Agree?
______
Bojan Pepich's post today inspired this story out of me. Thanks for sharing, man :) And that's me at the UN in 2018.
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Christie Albrecht
HR & Work
3mo
Before I even left my last nonprofit job, I had 3 crazy opportunities:
- Move to South Africa to work in advocacy
- Work in NYC for an important NGO
- Be the chief of staff for a small UN agency in NYC
Each felt a dream job, and I didn't pursue any of them.
I had 2 good reasons:
- I'd wanted to be part of a start-up for eons, and I had 4 friends ready to start a business together.
- I needed to stay in St. Louis.
My husband and I moved back from Brazil in 2018 because my mom was terminally ill. I loved my career, but I realized that - despite the appeal of moving to South Africa - I needed to be home.
That choice put me on a totally different trajectory.
6 months after launching the business, the pandemic hit and throttled our contracts overnight. I eventually left that venture and set out on my own as a nonprofit strategy consultant, which led me to Mission Matters Group, 6 Levers and eventually to working with Tony at CONTENDER.
Had I stayed the course, I could easily be living in a different country or NYC, traveling the world with platinum status, rubbing elbows with important people.
Instead I'm elbows deep in the chaos of a young start-up.
And I'm so happy. Solving fun problems, working alongside brilliant weirdos, all from the comfort of my office nook in yoga pants with my dog at my feet.
I once flew to Tokyo for 2 nights for one meeting. Now it's a big day if I venture out to the coffee shop down the street.
Different seasons require different things from us, I suppose. And there can be beauty in all of it.
Agree?
______
Bojan Pepich's post today inspired this story out of me. Thanks for sharing, man :) And that's me at the UN in 2018.
102
Christie Albrecht
HR & Work
3mo
Before I even left my last nonprofit job, I had 3 crazy opportunities:
- Move to South Africa to work in advocacy
- Work in NYC for an important NGO
- Be the chief of staff for a small UN agency in NYC
Each felt a dream job, and I didn't pursue any of them.
I had 2 good reasons:
- I'd wanted to be part of a start-up for eons, and I had 4 friends ready to start a business together.
- I needed to stay in St. Louis.
My husband and I moved back from Brazil in 2018 because my mom was terminally ill. I loved my career, but I realized that - despite the appeal of moving to South Africa - I needed to be home.
That choice put me on a totally different trajectory.
6 months after launching the business, the pandemic hit and throttled our contracts overnight. I eventually left that venture and set out on my own as a nonprofit strategy consultant, which led me to Mission Matters Group, 6 Levers and eventually to working with Tony at CONTENDER.
Had I stayed the course, I could easily be living in a different country or NYC, traveling the world with platinum status, rubbing elbows with important people.
Instead I'm elbows deep in the chaos of a young start-up.
And I'm so happy. Solving fun problems, working alongside brilliant weirdos, all from the comfort of my office nook in yoga pants with my dog at my feet.
I once flew to Tokyo for 2 nights for one meeting. Now it's a big day if I venture out to the coffee shop down the street.
Different seasons require different things from us, I suppose. And there can be beauty in all of it.
Agree?
______
Bojan Pepich's post today inspired this story out of me. Thanks for sharing, man :) And that's me at the UN in 2018.
102