For the longest I have wanted to leave Juneau. One day, I just got on my car and drove.
I struggled for a long time trying to make it down here. No job, only 3000 in the bank, no family, not knowing what to do.
the easiest quickest solution would have been to…. Go back to Juneau.
But I realized quickly that life doesn’t go backwards. If being in Juneau wasn’t what I wanted, why would I go back? Instead I looked for a solution.
I hustled my way into applying for any job; retail, entertainment, clinics, labs, non profits. after several many attempts i have been rejected. over and over again. I would have just quit, and went back home.
however, with the law of averages, the more apps I sent, the more chances I get. and sure enough, that one phone call did it. landed a job, a good one for that matter. from then on, going back was never an option.
So was that luck that got me a job? NO.
I decided that I will be persistent and consistent in sowing my seeds out there so I can reap them. The job was not handed to me; instead I looked for it. In life there are so many things we all aspire to do. may it be pursuing a career, passion, building a house, owning a car, whatever it may be. and why do we not attain these?
BECAUSE WE MAKE EXCUSES.
At 23 I have heard myself saying “I can’t, it’s too much, it’s too hard.” Most of the time I find myself saying these without even trying anything out just yet. How will we know if we haven't tried? How does success taste if we haven't failed?
why are we so afraid to take risks???
we humans are weird units. we tend to complicate things so we can have an excuse for anything we think we can’t attain. Bad luck they say it is.. but there is no such thing as luck. NBA players weren’t lucky. Musicians aren’t lucky. the President wasn’t lucky. All successful people weren’t lucky. They were persistent, driven, motivated, positive. It wasn’t luck for them. THEY MADE IT HAPPEN.
One day I have decided that I can do whatever it is I want, and that I can attain any goal I set. But it wont be handed to me. I will have to work for it. earn it. sweat over it. cry over it. fail my way towards it. be crushed and ridiculed for it. be rejected for it. be left alone for it. be willing to risk everything for it. be prepared for it. be judged for it.
I will have to ignore all the negativity that is out there. I have to understand that there are only a few people in the world that will think like I do, that are as ambitious as I am. as positive and motivated as I am. But I know they are out there. I just have to go find them.
I believe that everyone has dreams. I believe that everyone strives to be better than they are. everyone strives to be successful and happy.
BUT NOT EVERYONE IS WILLING TO DO IT.
We make excuses by putting the blame on all other things.. the job we hate, the economy, the people around us, our circumstances.. anything but ourselves.
where we are at now is where we wanted to be. if we do not change, for sure we will still be where we’re at for the rest of our lives.
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