One of the biggest challenges of work in general is balancing the work, the deadlines, and the politics. One of the main reasons I quit Wall Street was the fact that I wanted to spend my time doing something worthwhile. Until last year, I could easily say that my changes were such. I did Teach For America and regardless of how it turned out, it was definitely a worthwhile way to spend my life. After TFA, I worked for home and did something small and not too relevant but I was still supporting two worthwhile causes: my husband's business and growing our family by one magical person.

Then, last year, I changed course and went back to work. Full time. Albeit, it wasn't Wall Street but still, I often wonder if I am still pursuing the original goal of living a more purposeful life. What I realized today was that if I put aside politics and the need to move ahead or be recognized, I can easily make my life purposeful and regularly try to do the right thing. Which will in return make my life more purposeful and make me feel more proud of myself.

Politics, to me, is the worst side of any company, even for a nonprofit. Good people, doing the right thing, should be rewarded. Period. If this were consistently the case, the only goal people had would be to do the right thing. However, often times, it's much more about who you are, who you know, etc. And I have so little interest in being part of that game.

I don't know what that means for my future in the corporate world, but I know that now that I've found a way to make my life purposeful again, no one is taking it away from me.

Get excited!