Staci Backauskas

Last seen: 11/02/2008

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Biography

When I couldn’t find a job after getting my journalism degree, I went back to school and got an EMT license – a pivotal choice that created the set point for my life. I caught a lot of flack for putting the employment search on hold. Some said I was impatient; others accused me of being too arrogant to start at the bottom. Many said I was afraid of rejection or not getting what I wanted. All of that was probably true to some degree, but bullheaded and curious, I continued down the path of moving on from experiences at my own pace. I labeled myself a Jane of all trades, master of none, and attempted to hide my checkerboard past behind a functional resume. I had plenty of guilt for not being able to do what others apparently did with ease. And it fueled my drive to understand who I am. What I know now is that it never mattered whether I was earning six figures or declaring bankruptcy, working with CEOs or ex-offenders, conversing with Evangelicals or hippies, shoveling horse manure or managing $12 million in advertising accounts – I always had everything I needed. Finding the truth that lies beneath the issues we deal with as women and writing about it is part of my outer purpose. I love hearing from readers who have discovered their own truth from reading mine. I hope you share!