By Kelsey Myers

I left my digital marketing job at Nike in 2015 to take a solo road trip around the country, funded by driving for Lyft in each of the cities I traveled through.

I learned a lot about myself in that year, and even more by applying those lessons in the year and a half after returning to the 9-5.

A few key takeaways:

– Even if you win the rat race, you’re still a rat

– Find what you’re good at and hustle for it

– Listen more

– Work is important but so is family

Kelsey Myers is a storyteller and creator at heart. Career-wise, I’m a marketer with past experience working for Nike and YogaGlo, now freelancing and writing a book.

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