Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search Creating Your Ideal Career Path by Embracing Your Passion
Jan 6, 2025
Steph Strine, a former Marine Corps officer and Amazon employee, shares her inspiring journey to a career in fitness. She discusses the discomfort felt in corporate jobs and how she finally embraced her passion for fitness. Steph highlights the importance of aligning career paths with personal happiness and the ongoing process of finding fulfillment. She also emphasizes the value of support from loved ones in overcoming self-doubt and pursuing what you truly enjoy. Her story is a powerful reminder that a fulfilling career is within reach.
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Choosing Annapolis
- Steph Strine, driven by a desire to forge her own path, chose the Naval Academy over West Point, surprising her family.
- This decision, influenced by her passion for soccer and a list of criteria, reflects a recurring theme of carving her own way.
Leaving the Marines
- Steph's decision to leave the Marine Corps stemmed from personal events, including achieving sobriety and a shift in perspective.
- Realizing her lack of investment and the need for a new environment, she recognized it was time for a change.
Joining Amazon
- Steph's transition to Amazon was unexpected, resulting from the pandemic disrupting her internship plans.
- Unemployed for several months, she joined Amazon's pathways program, seeing it as a learning opportunity despite not identifying with the company's data-driven culture.