We were lucky to catch up with Jessi Kent recently and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Jessi, thanks for sharing your insights with our community today. Part of your success, no doubt, is due to your work ethic and so we’d love if you could open up about where you got your work ethic from?
My work ethic is rooted in me. I’m a 90’s kid. Some may say we were the “last generation” to truly experience childhood. At 14 I was begging my parents to allow me to work and make my own money. By 17 I felt like I had it all, the job (waitress), friends (a lot of them) and the relationship I always wanted. By 19, all of that disappeared as my friends and I went our separate ways off to college. I chose to stay close to home in community college to avoid college loans and suffer from alcohol poisoning every weekend. I worked hard, almost a little too hard and landed myself in nursing school. Thinking it would be easy (spoiler alert, it wasn’t) I ventured on with “mostly” A’s and got my licensure for nursing. I’ve always felt like with work ethic, comes drive. I had the drive. The drive to be self sufficient in life and not dependent on others.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
I started social media while I was home, married with my newborn plus two other young children during the pandemic like millions of other people did at that time. I also had this crazy idea to go back to college to further my nursing degree. The friendships I’ve made through social media still amazes me. I mean, I talk with some people more than my own family. There are so many people like me, scattered all over the world. I’ve come to realize through my separation and divorce that 19 year old girl again. I found the drive to be successful in many ways. That success did not come easy. Some people may forget that I work full time. Not only do I have to be successful for my job, but also for my children and commitment to my channels. My kids are finally at the age where I can start to focus more energy on myself and my health. Remember, we are out here living life for the first time too. It’s important to cherish every moment. Who knows maybe even meet a new man, if the kids allow…cause let’s be honest, they run the show around here.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
When it comes to areas of knowledge and skills, I believe practice always makes perfect. If you want to become an expert in something, perform the skill or task for 15 minutes each day. I want to get into running again, and I’ve committed 15 minutes to each day to get out and walk or jog – I’m not in shape to run (yet).
As far as knowledge, there’s a few quotes I use throughout my day to keep me on the right path.
“If it isn’t going to matter in five years, don’t
let it bother you for more than five
minutes” — I find myself using this idea 10+
times a day. Mostly at work, but when at
home with the kids it’s a great tool to keep
my composure
“Let them” — need I say more? My oldest
wasn’t invited to a party she felt she should
have been invited too. It was a great
opportunity to sit down with her and
encourage her to “let them” as there could
be many factors that played into the
reasoning but none of it she could control.
We can only control the controllable!
“I might as well…” — if I’m going to walk
downstairs, I might as well take the kids’
laundry down to their rooms to be helpful.
Most recently at work I had a BIG bag of
pistachios. Since I had that big bag, I might
as well share with my coworkers. So there
Jessi went walking around the clinic to see
if anyone wanted some of my nuts. Hah!
Thanks so much for sharing all these insights with us today. Before we go, is there a book that’s played in important role in your development?
There is one book I’ve read multiple times that a really think everyone should read. The 21 Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell. It gives a good perspective on leaders, or people who lead in general. It also opens our eyes to the fact that not all leaders are “good” in nature. It also shows us how it is okay to be a follower, because behind a good leader, is good followers. We all play a very important role in how life functions, and the more we understand it, the more successful we will be.
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