Life Talk: You Can’t Find Your Calling in a Cubicle That Kills Your Soul

A reflection on choosing purpose over performance reviews...

Jun 13, 2025

For the past year I have been working tirelessly on an entrepreneur lifestyle magazine which officially launches July 21, 2025. It’s called Bloom Magazine, and you can get a sneak peek here. Bloom Magazine has a little corner here on Substack as well, so come hang with us there too!

The Struggles Have Been Real, But Worth It…

During the creation phase of this magazine, so many past thoughts, memories, and experiences have come to the surface. And it has led me towards a profound reflection journey — realizing how all the struggles, all the rejections, all the tears, all the challenges led me to my purpose as an editorial entrepreneur who is now creating a platform for women to scale BOTH lifestyle and business.

I would have never arrived here if it hadn’t been for all the frustrating, angering, and sad times in my life. I believe the biggest leap that led me onto this path was when I left the corporate / 9 to 5 world for good back in 2010. I dealt with sexual harassment from co-workers, perverted managers, micro managing supervisors, gossip obsessed and two-faced co-workers, and worst of all a constant lid on any creativity I ever offered. I was pouring my energy 40 hours a week into something that gave absolutely nothing substantial back to me. I say substantial, because money comes and goes which is not substantial. And money does not help me evolve as a human, which is the prime purpose of human life.

It Was The Last Straw…

I remember going to the bathroom to cry in a stall because I felt so invisible and abused all at once while working in corporate America. I would sometimes drive home shaking from the high stress level. I and many of my co-workers were not seen as human beings. We were their minions they used for their own greed. We were machines that just had to pump out what they wanted from us, and if we went against their systems we were scolded like young misbehaving children.

The work environments I was in were awful to say the least. Yet the managers had the audacity to call us in constantly to their offices wondering why their expectations were not met for the week, month, or year. Who in their right mind would have A+ performance in what was quite frankly a SHIT work culture?! Of course the conditions we worked under would result in average or poor performance, which led to decrease in productivity and revenue, duh!

Creating The Right Work Alchemy…

Whether at work or in life, we are the products of the conditions we live or work in. Input equals output. So, if you’re working in this type of toxic environment, I encourage you to connect with your self worth, and either find a new opportunity or start your own business. OR approach your management team with likeminded co-workers and have a town hall meeting where you let them know the work culture must change because it is affecting your output.

I recently connected with Danielle Green ( from The Alchemy Fairy) who coaches businesses on customized strategies that make it easy to reduce stress at work. While she can help anyone do this, she often works with small business owners who have team inefficiencies impacting revenue. After speaking with her, I know she has the skills capable of flipping misaligned work environments into balanced, productive, and positive ones. If you are in a dreadful work environment that is affecting your mental health, but you know deep down the company has potential to flip the switch, I encourage you to follow Danielle, and sign up to her free resource to reduce stress at work and make it profitable again.

Yes, it is true… the twists and turns of life bump us into the right lane for our purpose, but that doesn’t mean you need to stay in a pool of stress and misery. The energy you exchange for profit should also be compensated with peace and sincere joy.