I Owned Up to My Mistake and It Essentially Worked Out Okay

When you own up to a mistake accountability is empowering.

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I presently work 3 jobs.

First and foremost — I work for myself. Writer, editor, storyteller, podcaster, blogger, etc. I’m taking action and doing things to build the life I most desire to have for myself.

Secondly, I’ve been working for this amazing entrepreneur for the last year. She has multiple businesses and tons of amazing ideas. I am both her personal assistant and the managing director of her brands (part-time).

Thirdly, I’m entering month 4 of working for an online and digital education company. Though the scope of my work has shifted — overall there is a lot of creativity, and my coworkers are amazing. This job is also part-time.

Both jobs where I’m not working for myself are wholly remote. Given the work I put into creating my excellent home office space, this is ideal. And yes, I recognize how privileged I am to have this opportunity.

The reason I’m sharing this background is because of the very recent experience that came of it.

For my education company job, I had a large task of finding and adding appropriate photos to a Powerpoint deck. When I first saw this deck, it was maybe 200…