Oh great Deep Thought, do you have an answer for us?
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If it were only that easy. Of course, I still don't know what the question was. I fear that my future is up in the air, and yet it seems to be laid out on a platter right in front of me. Perhaps I just misplaced my fork. Yes, that must be it, I am sitting down to the dinner of life and I have no utensils. In the next year I hope to accomplish, and will accomplish the following...
First, I would like to move to a higher position at Disney. Not to say that I'm due or anything, but it seems like the expectation is that I act like a leader, so it would be nice if I had the status and the tools to do so. Further, my management team seems to treat me like a golden boy, but I don't know if that is just me being vain or if there is actually truth to their mentoring. I guess I could work for Disney for a while longer, but if I do, then I want to work my way through managment. I have the unfortunate fortunance (follow me here) to have the training and education to command a career of decent salary while at the same time I have my foot (and whole left leg for that manner) in the door of a fortune 500 company that pays me crap yet I learn a lot every day, but I have to work under a team that has little to no college education. For me Jungle Cruise is a stepping stone to something better, for them its the best they will ever get. So I have to decide how far JC will get me before I lose the chance to move off to a better career. For now I will swallow my pride and let my performance speak for itself while at the same time I will try to develop more leadership skills - for this job or a future job. Deep down I will always be a skipper - ironic that my pay scale is comparable to that of Subway, yet you never hear people say "deep down I will always be a sandwich artist." Perhaps I should keep that in mind...
Second, I want to be a substitute teacher. For one thing the extra income will help pay off my student loans, and it will also help pay for my future home and gain some valuable experience in the education field. I have to register for the CBEST by nov 4th, once I take that I just have to file with the state to get my substitute credentials. I hope that's all I have to do...if not, tell me.
Third, I am getting married on May 20th! To the bestest gal ever. I love my Jenny. I think my stress levels have risen exponentially ever since I proposed, but I guess that is to be expected since the whole planning a wedding thing is inherently stressful. We have made progress though, we have a ceremony site, and I have recently decided who will be my best man, I just need to ask him first. Once I have talked it over with him, our wedding party will be complete, and then the next thing will be to find an officiant and DJ. Everything seems to be falling into place, every time Jenny and I knock something off our to-do list I think a knot in my back unravels.
Fourth, After I am married, I want to go back to Grad School. I think I will be happiest if I get my MFT license. I hope so, because my life has been rather Suck since I graduated (except for the whole engagement thing - that part is fabulous). However, i think Grad School depends on what I want my future to be. If I stay at Disney for a while then I will want to go back, if I get a salary job with my BA then maybe I can hold off for a bit until I want to do some more growing. Although, I want to go back sooner rather than later. I'd like to have an MFT degree before I have kids - so I will know how to deal with the lil bugger's -- er bundles of joy.
In conclusion, I am knee deep in the game of Life and I can't miss my turn. I know what path I need to go on, and I just need to keep telling myself that I can make it. Jenny keeps telling me that I have more potential than I give myself credit for, and I know she's right. I will make something out of myself. I will be a Jungle Cruise Lead, I will be a teacher, I will be a great husband, and I will go back to get a MFT degree.
Comments, please....
If it were only that easy. Of course, I still don't know what the question was. I fear that my future is up in the air, and yet it seems to be laid out on a platter right in front of me. Perhaps I just misplaced my fork. Yes, that must be it, I am sitting down to the dinner of life and I have no utensils. In the next year I hope to accomplish, and will accomplish the following...
First, I would like to move to a higher position at Disney. Not to say that I'm due or anything, but it seems like the expectation is that I act like a leader, so it would be nice if I had the status and the tools to do so. Further, my management team seems to treat me like a golden boy, but I don't know if that is just me being vain or if there is actually truth to their mentoring. I guess I could work for Disney for a while longer, but if I do, then I want to work my way through managment. I have the unfortunate fortunance (follow me here) to have the training and education to command a career of decent salary while at the same time I have my foot (and whole left leg for that manner) in the door of a fortune 500 company that pays me crap yet I learn a lot every day, but I have to work under a team that has little to no college education. For me Jungle Cruise is a stepping stone to something better, for them its the best they will ever get. So I have to decide how far JC will get me before I lose the chance to move off to a better career. For now I will swallow my pride and let my performance speak for itself while at the same time I will try to develop more leadership skills - for this job or a future job. Deep down I will always be a skipper - ironic that my pay scale is comparable to that of Subway, yet you never hear people say "deep down I will always be a sandwich artist." Perhaps I should keep that in mind...
Second, I want to be a substitute teacher. For one thing the extra income will help pay off my student loans, and it will also help pay for my future home and gain some valuable experience in the education field. I have to register for the CBEST by nov 4th, once I take that I just have to file with the state to get my substitute credentials. I hope that's all I have to do...if not, tell me.
Third, I am getting married on May 20th! To the bestest gal ever. I love my Jenny. I think my stress levels have risen exponentially ever since I proposed, but I guess that is to be expected since the whole planning a wedding thing is inherently stressful. We have made progress though, we have a ceremony site, and I have recently decided who will be my best man, I just need to ask him first. Once I have talked it over with him, our wedding party will be complete, and then the next thing will be to find an officiant and DJ. Everything seems to be falling into place, every time Jenny and I knock something off our to-do list I think a knot in my back unravels.
Fourth, After I am married, I want to go back to Grad School. I think I will be happiest if I get my MFT license. I hope so, because my life has been rather Suck since I graduated (except for the whole engagement thing - that part is fabulous). However, i think Grad School depends on what I want my future to be. If I stay at Disney for a while then I will want to go back, if I get a salary job with my BA then maybe I can hold off for a bit until I want to do some more growing. Although, I want to go back sooner rather than later. I'd like to have an MFT degree before I have kids - so I will know how to deal with the lil bugger's -- er bundles of joy.
In conclusion, I am knee deep in the game of Life and I can't miss my turn. I know what path I need to go on, and I just need to keep telling myself that I can make it. Jenny keeps telling me that I have more potential than I give myself credit for, and I know she's right. I will make something out of myself. I will be a Jungle Cruise Lead, I will be a teacher, I will be a great husband, and I will go back to get a MFT degree.
Comments, please....