Keywords: Career Nirvana

If you, like a lot of us, find yourself at a crossroads in your career, dissatisfied with, or even shut out of, the corporate game, it might be time to consider something entirely different. I’m sure Kim never in a million years imagined he would choose to sell flooring for a living, but he has found this transition reinvigorating. It’s allowed him to reconnect with his community and to give back on a number of levels. He feels like he has the autonomy to apply the skills he’s acquired over his years in the corporate world and like he’s contributing to something bigger than himself, which is more than many of us can say these days. To top it off, his business plan is on track to meet his break-even and return-on- investment goals. So many of us got caught up in the race toward corner offices, company cars, and beefy travel budgets. But along the way, we lost touch with the primary reason we work – to pay the bills, sure, but more than that, to find value in solving customer problems and to contribute meaningfully to our communities. I think Kim might have found the secret to doing just that.

https://nicolederr.com/2025/09/29/profit-and-purpose-kims-startup-story