5 Reminders Why Our First Job Is So Important

Like our first kiss, or our first date, or our first time behind the wheel, the day we walked into our first job is a day that’s forever engraved into our memory. We remember that electric, scary, and intimidating feeling of crossing the threshold into that new role and taking on a brand new stage of life—the stage where we become an active contributor, an independent person, a bread-winner. (Even if it’s only in the form of tiny crumbs to start.) And it was inspiring.

I remember turning six...