Shoutout to my friend Stacey who was recently featured on the Podcast Next in Queue – Stacey Pryce.

Back in the olden days when Debt Free Alpha was just a young lad, I worked at two supermarkets. The first was in 1999 at this store called Met Foodmarkets. I would ride my Raleigh M-20 mountain bike about about a mile to work and park my bike in the back of the store. I made a whopping $5.15 per hour, no benefits, and worked the registers. I learned a lot from that experience about how not to be an effective boss and how I was yearning for more in life.

Fast forward to 2001 I worked at a different supermarket, which I quit once then got rehired after a few weeks of my rapidly dwindling savings. During my employment there I met a friendly, but insecure young lady by the name of Stacey. She rode her bike to work, worked in the Bakery, and was afraid to learn how to drive. We became friends and over the years I’ve seen her blossom into a confident, passionate person.

I still can’t believe she’s rocking the 2010 MacBook Pro. I remember when she was shopping around for different laptops and couldn’t decide which one to get. Stacey if you’re reading this, it’s 2022. The 2021 Apple Silicon MacBook Pros are pretty dang amazing. 😉

A common theme of this particular episode is getting out of your comfort zone and not selling yourself short. Looking back over the course of my life and career making those changes are what allowed me to grow and hit salary and investment goals I didn’t think would be attainable before the time I hit 40.

Check out her Link.tree and podcasts. <3.

Lastly I’m trying to avoid burnout and it’s close to midnight but I hope you are all doing well. The last two days have pulled at my emotions but I’m staying focused on what I as an individual do have the power to control. Deep breaths, meditation, one step at a time. Tomorrow I have meetings for the entire day from 8:30-5:30, then meeting friends after that. wish me luck.