Agreed
TBA classic 100% on point!!😁😁
Potential with no action or plan to follow through on it isn't worth anything. I can agree with you on that.
When my wife and I first met I wasn't really doing that bad but I just had no specific goals.
I had my own place. It wasn't the Hilton but it was a roof over my head. I had a car. It was a hoopty but I had a way to get around. I had a job. I paid alright but wasn't very stable.
She knew I was smart and had resources to do something better once I chose to though! I stayed at that job being complacent until finally it fell through.
I was without a job and pretty unsure what to do next. We weren't married and didn't have kids at this point so she could have just left.
She stayed with me though. My life took a few twists and turns and went through a lot of bad periods after this all. I landed some hobs none that were very good right away. Once I did land a good job that paid well it was only a term position so still very unstable. Ultimately, I made the decision that I wanted to go into law enforcement. I had worked in the medical field in some form or fashion my entire adult life. She didn't agree with the decision to do law enforcement but supported me nonetheless. Honestly I wish she were a bit more confrontational and pushed her point of view on what she wanted me to do.
She wanted me to go to nursing school. I chose the former and set out to try making a career in law enforcement. I didn't do bad. I ended up getting a civil service position making pretty good money. It wasn't a permanent position though. It was only term so I was right back to that instability.
As they usually are the woman (my wife was right). I realized that even with a degree as a black man to truly get where I was aiming to go in a law enforcement career was going to require me to move possibly cleat across the country and even then there was no certainty!
I eventually listened to her and dropped my aspirations of law enforcement and went to school to become a nurse. Best decision I ever made and I am thankful for her pushing me to do it. I am thankful for her staying up and helping me study and understanding when I was so busy studying that I didn't have as much time for her.
She pushed me to see my potential through in a career field where I can provide for her and my children and have a stable career now. I will be in my current civil service position until I retire.
When I lost the first job or anywhere along the way of me taking all those crap jobs until I landed on my feet my wife could have left because we weren't even married. She stayed and pushed me and helped me to make decisions that got me where I am. She helps prepare me for interviews. She helps me with job searching. She has even helped land me a few side gigs over the years.
This is what I mean by potential as it relates to me!