The Dream that is Life
The giant leaps taken now are merely small steps toward your future....................
A person's story toward success is much like the filming of a movie. Initially the theme is set. The plot is then figured out. Early sketches and storyboards and drawn. Production starts and during the course changes in the script are made. Post-production involves tweaking the fine details of what was filmed and then it's done. The final product could turn out to be a flop or an instant hit.
The ultimate goal in life is to be successful. Unfortunately, in a world that populates 20 billion or so people, that goal is only reasonably available to a select few. Ever since I was a kid, I felt the drive to stand out, to perform a level higher than everybody else, to be one of those few. My game-plan circulated around computers, learning the wide spectrum that engulfs its' capability. From programming, animation, graphic design,web design, networking, to contruction; my interests dabbled in and out of those categories. I visualized myself as a "jack of all trades but a master of none". Upon graduation of high school, I fused my bond with computers by deciding to major in it.
Welcome to college, where all your dreams come true. Yea right...... College gave me a swift kick in the ass. Granted, I kinda fell off the academic wagon and focused more on development of my social life, I didn't expect to actually make the decisions I have made. The decision to drop CS was a feeling similar to a weight being lifted off your chest only to be thrown at your dreams and therefore shattering them. To drop the only major I wanted to do put me in a scary predicament. I felt conflicted, not wanting to major in anything else, not continue on with CS. Metaphorically speaking, my desire in the computer field was more relatable to how a mechanic is with cars. I can repair things and makes things the way they were, but don't give me metal and glue and tell me to build u car. I didn't want to apply myself to computer architectural theory and numerical analysis (not to mention the fact that I suck terribly in math). So ultimately, the script changed.
Part of my decision for dropping CS was the feeling of pseudo job-security. I work at the IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronic Enginneers). I made more than double per hour here than my last job and I felt accomplished, like I was in the green for success. I'll gladly admit I was naive. I was making more money in a week than I spent in a month and I lavished myself in the ever-growing world of electronic gadgets. But soon thereafter reality kinda set in and I realized I'm not making any moves towards success yet. There's no way I'll be completly happy working for a corporation unless I own it.
So..........................what did I do...........well, I played the lottery the other day, and I kinda won 20 million dollars. JUST KIDDING..... I just know I'm going to be rich, just like everybody else thinks they are, because let's face it. We all think we're special so why not right?
A person's story toward success is much like the filming of a movie. Initially the theme is set. The plot is then figured out. Early sketches and storyboards and drawn. Production starts and during the course changes in the script are made. Post-production involves tweaking the fine details of what was filmed and then it's done. The final product could turn out to be a flop or an instant hit.
The ultimate goal in life is to be successful. Unfortunately, in a world that populates 20 billion or so people, that goal is only reasonably available to a select few. Ever since I was a kid, I felt the drive to stand out, to perform a level higher than everybody else, to be one of those few. My game-plan circulated around computers, learning the wide spectrum that engulfs its' capability. From programming, animation, graphic design,web design, networking, to contruction; my interests dabbled in and out of those categories. I visualized myself as a "jack of all trades but a master of none". Upon graduation of high school, I fused my bond with computers by deciding to major in it.
Welcome to college, where all your dreams come true. Yea right...... College gave me a swift kick in the ass. Granted, I kinda fell off the academic wagon and focused more on development of my social life, I didn't expect to actually make the decisions I have made. The decision to drop CS was a feeling similar to a weight being lifted off your chest only to be thrown at your dreams and therefore shattering them. To drop the only major I wanted to do put me in a scary predicament. I felt conflicted, not wanting to major in anything else, not continue on with CS. Metaphorically speaking, my desire in the computer field was more relatable to how a mechanic is with cars. I can repair things and makes things the way they were, but don't give me metal and glue and tell me to build u car. I didn't want to apply myself to computer architectural theory and numerical analysis (not to mention the fact that I suck terribly in math). So ultimately, the script changed.
Part of my decision for dropping CS was the feeling of pseudo job-security. I work at the IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronic Enginneers). I made more than double per hour here than my last job and I felt accomplished, like I was in the green for success. I'll gladly admit I was naive. I was making more money in a week than I spent in a month and I lavished myself in the ever-growing world of electronic gadgets. But soon thereafter reality kinda set in and I realized I'm not making any moves towards success yet. There's no way I'll be completly happy working for a corporation unless I own it.
So..........................what did I do...........well, I played the lottery the other day, and I kinda won 20 million dollars. JUST KIDDING..... I just know I'm going to be rich, just like everybody else thinks they are, because let's face it. We all think we're special so why not right?