A little about me

I'm Mimi.

I recently wrote my first blog about my boyfriend's first year in the California Highway Patrol and found that writing about the details of his experience and my developing thoughts about his career ultimately enriched my mindset and understanding of law enforcement. I decided to wrap up the blog after his first year in a conscious effort to respect the privacy of the matters and people he encounters everyday, and of course to not potentially cost him his job. I refocused my attention and my thoughts back to myself. I thought, if I could have that same enrichment and understanding elsewhere, where would it be? My career.

I'm 28 years old and have been working in Tech in San Francisco, California for about four years. For most of us in our late 20s and 30s, figuring out how to climb the 'corporate ladder' is a constant challenge to learn and develop your own professional skills, pivot on skill development opportunities, overcome the obstacle of age, and to continuously redefine your definition of success. My goals are always shifting forward as one success no longer satiates my professional desires and my ego certainly has highs and lows along with it. My hopes are that in writing this blog I can channel my professional focus, talk through challenges and gain a better understanding of my definition of success. The end goal? To feel successful, proud and simultaneously live a balanced, happy life.

Outside of the office. In a nutshell: I love the outdoors, fishing, hiking, traveling, the beach, the mountains, you name it. I'm spontaneous and risky. That's probably what I like about myself most. I am renting a home across the Bay with my boyfriend, it's on a little hilltop just walking distance from downtown. This is by far the best relationship I have every had. Thankfully, that redefining happened a couple years ago when last dirt-ball was kicked to the curb. I'm happy, healthy, and overall making enough money to feel 'comfortable'. My parents moved out of the country about a year ago, but we talk all the time and visit whenever we can. I'm an only child and have a small family, so they mean the world to me. My dad had a triple bi-bass in his early 40s and that was certainly one of the most impactful life events for me. Likely, more so than he knows. I'm slightly afraid to die, not afraid of death itself but dying without ______ in life. That blank is so many things - having a great relationship with my parents while they are here, seeing them often, getting married, being a great wife, having children, being a great mother, being 'successful' professionally, making life-long friends, making great memories, traveling, salmon fishing in Alaska with dad, so many things fill in that blank for me. Professional success is very important to me, but I constantly remind myself that success is not only professional - success is filling that gap with everything that makes my life worth living. No matter how hard you strive for success, always remember where the true value of your life lies.

Follow me on my journey to try and get ahead in this competitive world! I hope some of my stories and findings resonate with you, make you laugh and perhaps even challenge your thinking. In that case, enlighten me, share your similar story, and tell me what you learned from it!