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Tabby, you’re so adorable. (not what you wanted to hear, right?)

Life isn’t about getting everything right. Life is about making mistakes, learning from them, so that you can go on to making even bigger mistakes. Seriously.

I think it’s fantastic that you want to get into writing. I did, too, when I was your age. I even majored in journalism from one of the top J-schools in the country (think Peabody Awards). And then life got in the way and I ended up doing every kind of job you can imagine from construction, car rentals, customer service, accounting, computer programming and silversmithing (I was a girl with a torch!).

I got my journalism degree 20 years ago and I’ve only returned to writing in the past few years. But you know what? All those years of bouncing from career to career, job to job, and making mistakes has given me a rich personal history from which to create wonderful stories and complex characters.

I’m not saying you should screw around and not take things seriously. By all means, always do your best. Push yourself to new horizons. But don’t be afraid to take chances and try new things. After all, they say to write what you know. It’s going to take some time to know something. You’re going to have to try things. Some will result in failures. Others will turn into successes. And you never know which they will be.

Trust the process, Tabby. And remember that your worth has nothing to do with what you do for a living or how well you do it. Your worth comes from the love deep within you. Let it shine!

Peace out,
Dharma Kelleher
http://www.dharmakelleher.com

When I turned 15, my dad dressed me up, put me in the car, and drove me to the nearest McDonald’s to get a job. I didn’t want a job at the time, but in retrospect, I’m glad I started early. I learned some things about consistency and personal finances and how to work it so I could mostly be stationed at the first window (taking money and orders only).

Congratulations on your first job! And good luck!

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Sweet Tabby, my first job was at a dry cleaners. I had to deal with the worlds dirty clothes. This meant dealing with stains and smells that I dare not mention for fear of resubmerging myself in the post tramatic stress of what it was like to work for a dry cleaners for five years. I still worry that if I ever have a baby it will have 7 eyes due to the chemicals they had me working with.

One Hour Martinizing is the Devil! It could be worse, I promise you that.

don’t worry. my first job was at Burger King in high school and now i’m pretty much doing what i love and i’m only 24. you’ll figure it out. it’ll take time and you’ll go through a lot of really confusing points in your life, but if you just stick to the things you love, you’ll be alright

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