Persevere to Purpose in 2022

In Episode 02 of the Creating Your Unlimited Journey Podcast, I chat with my very own brother – Michael Glover, Jr. – who’s a highly successful Assistant Principal and knows a little somethin’ about finding passion in the workplace. He talks about the challenges he’s faced in moving into his purpose and how he’s persevered, his inspiration and the encouragement he has for those facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles in achieving their career goals.

Michael encourages us to stay positive and to keep looking for passion in our work. He also urges us never to give up, even when things are tough. Ultimately, he believes that passion is what makes work worth doing and that it’s possible to find passion in any job if you’re willing to look for it.

Episode Highlights:

03:13 – I think what brings me professional joy is having the opportunity to work with kids. I’ve worked with students and kids in various capacities for over 25 years.
09:16 – So the biggest challenge was moving forward and pushing through even in spite of failures.
14:29 – I would say that especially to the trials and tribulations, those ups and downs, those struggling times, just understanding that God had something for me on the other side.
29:14 – Just understand that struggles are going to happen but not to run from it, embrace it because that’s where the growth happens.

Episode Takeaways:

The importance of not letting rejection stop you. Have you allowed one NO/rejection to derail you from pursuing your passion?
Have not because you ask not. What do you need right now to help you move forward with your passion? Who can you ask to help you?
Everyone sees the success; no one sees the struggle
The importance of having a strong support system. Are the people around you pouring water into your plant or pulling up the root.

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ABOUT OUR GUEST: Michael Glover, Jr. is a dedicated educator, who has spent most of his life working with children. He understands that in order to help students achieve academic success, they must be empowered and taught how to advocate for themselves. He is currently an Assistant Principal in Richland County, where he serves a 7th Grade class of almost 300 hundred students at his school. In 2016, his colleagues voted him Fairfield Middle School Teacher of the Year, leading to him receiving the honor of being a Palmetto State Teachers’Association’s “Strategies for Teacher Advancement and Renewal (S.T.A.R.) Teacher” and he was also recognized and voted by the students as the “Best Middle School Social Studies Teacher” in the 2nd Annual Celebration of Education (C.O.E.) Awards that same year.

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🎧 ABOUT THE PODCAST: The Creating Your Unlimited Journey Podcast was created to inspire corporate professionals to live a career with and on purpose. It creates a space where leaders share their authentic stories and insights on the mastery of purpose and profession alignment – even leveraging the power of faith to do it. We keep our lineup of guests AMAZING – always ensuring they represent the best of their respective industries and that they display the characteristics of leadership that every corporate professional aspires to.

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