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Single
Own a unit, which is being rented out for passive income.
Drive an S40, which I believe is a reflection of my personality.
Have a high def tv, satelite, xbox 360, and about 10 high performance RC cars as my fun hobby.
Been a nationally certified millitary music teacher since the age of 15/16. While pursuing my history degree at UBC (in the hopes of becoming a highschool teacher), I realized that at age 23, I've been teaching music & millitary performance for about 8 years - and that I needed a career change. By the time I was 23, I had already:
- created national doctrines
- won multiple awards, titles, and championships with various units I had trained
- created an archetypical organization based on streamlined efficiency
- developed personel who could now operate the organization without my neccesary prescence
On top of that, I had also established an internationally recognized association at UBC, founded & propelled a local RC racing club to nationaly recognized status, developed my body into a sculpted piece of art with a 30 inch waist, and satisfied my hunger for knowledge in the many books & documents I had absorbed through my years as a history major.
So after thinking it over & over, I realized.....am I finished? Minus money, a car, and a wife.....I basicaly completed my life goals at the age of 23. So what does one do at this point? Fuck it. I took my education & aquired fundamentals, and jumped into big box retail to attain the money, to buy the car, to get the hot girl that would become my wife.
Started managing the largest cellular department in western canada, made positive changes to the companies systems & protocals, and helped train other managers & supervisors. Got to know some ppl at headquarters as well, and basically played the game well, to a point where I was able to cruise. I then got head hunted to become a marketing executive for a posh lifestyle & home living magazine. Money was no longer a problem, and neither was meeting fine ladies. I also got myself a nice car, and was begining to dabble in a specific sector of real estate & construction (project management & unit investment). I'm 25 at this point.
So now what? Once again, I attained all my goals at an accelerated pace. I didn't like the work, cause I had no interest in what the magazine represetned. Plus the world of magazines was forgeign to me, and again - I really had no interest to become a crucial part of it. It's easy to walk away from money, when you have no interest in what you are doing and are confident enough to know that you can earn the money that you need. Plus I found that the women I was after, were shallow, fake, and promiscuous. Note to all young men, women who say they are "not like that", likely are ;p
Having goals & attaining achievements are nice. But if you complete them too fast.....you'll be wAndering where to go & what to do next. I now work as a corporate sales consultant for a major mobile provider. I got a steady 9-5 job in a comfortable working environment, that can allow me the freedom to do the recreational things I enjoy.....and thats fine by me. I'm not responsible for anyone or anything, nor do I really care to be at this point. I guess I can consider myself semi-retired. Or I can also be labelled as a guy who has lost their ambition via overachievement.
So don't get caught up in keeping your eyes on the prize & trying to get there faster than the guy next to you. Cause once you attain it, you'll be asking yourself what is next. It's always good to WANT or STRIVE for something. Cause when there is nothing left that you want.....things seem pretty mundane & boring. So if you know your potential, aim higher, or else you'll plateau early and just sit around - watching your 30 inch waist slowly expand until it no longer fits into those clothes you once looked so stunning in.
Kinda like the 18 year old highschool kid who signs a $10 million NBA contract, and then ends up sitting on the bench for his whole career - overachievement looks great at a young age. But it is not always good.
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