Cool just keepin this short I can jump to sleep
Went to career counselor today- apparently I'm on the right path in researching careers so I'm just gonna keep researching and narrowing it down.
Met with pro bono lawyer today. I wrote my draft rebuttal tonight and will finish it tomorrow.
Tomorrow:
1) wake up before 11
2) send rebuttal
3) narrow careers down
4) workout
5) sleep earlier
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
#6 (May 28, 2013)
Sleeping before 2am for once, yeaaa
Today was pretty good.
Finished researching my entire list of careers (12 total) so that's pretty awesome. I found a drop-in service for free career counseling so that'll help. I'm seeing a psychiatrist with my mom on Thursday so that'll be interesting too... I talked to my mom about how pissed I was because of how my parents abused me when I was a kid, so a psychiatrist might help me understand shit a bit better. I'm still trying to erase 17 years of fucked up programming my parents put into my head- due to ignorant Asian parenting.
That's the thing with my asian parents- they're ignorant, arrogant, controlling, "were" physically and emotionally abusive, and a whole bunch of other shit. In fact, I could literally write a novel on how badly my parents fucked me up. That's why I grew up with video game addiction, tried to suicide a couple of times, manic depression, gambling addiction, sex addiction, never kept healthy relationships, and the list goes on. But its cool, I move past that. Everyone goes through shit in their life, I got the suffering over with when I was a kid, so now I just look forward and move forward and stay positive.
So yea soon I'll have my career picked out and I can start working towards something, then I can start rebuilding my life which will be awesome.
Its like with a career picked out, I'll finally have some direction, instead of walking around searching for what to do.
Anyway, tomorrow I need to...
1) phone south western
2) get up before 11am
3) meet with pro bono lawyer, prepare a bit
4) Make a mindmap of what my future is gonna be like, and narrow down my careers based on it
5) work out
6) phone maria
7) sleep earlier than tonight.
It's gonna be an awesome day tomorrow. PCE
Today was pretty good.
Finished researching my entire list of careers (12 total) so that's pretty awesome. I found a drop-in service for free career counseling so that'll help. I'm seeing a psychiatrist with my mom on Thursday so that'll be interesting too... I talked to my mom about how pissed I was because of how my parents abused me when I was a kid, so a psychiatrist might help me understand shit a bit better. I'm still trying to erase 17 years of fucked up programming my parents put into my head- due to ignorant Asian parenting.
That's the thing with my asian parents- they're ignorant, arrogant, controlling, "were" physically and emotionally abusive, and a whole bunch of other shit. In fact, I could literally write a novel on how badly my parents fucked me up. That's why I grew up with video game addiction, tried to suicide a couple of times, manic depression, gambling addiction, sex addiction, never kept healthy relationships, and the list goes on. But its cool, I move past that. Everyone goes through shit in their life, I got the suffering over with when I was a kid, so now I just look forward and move forward and stay positive.
So yea soon I'll have my career picked out and I can start working towards something, then I can start rebuilding my life which will be awesome.
Its like with a career picked out, I'll finally have some direction, instead of walking around searching for what to do.
Anyway, tomorrow I need to...
1) phone south western
2) get up before 11am
3) meet with pro bono lawyer, prepare a bit
4) Make a mindmap of what my future is gonna be like, and narrow down my careers based on it
5) work out
6) phone maria
7) sleep earlier than tonight.
It's gonna be an awesome day tomorrow. PCE
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
#5 (May 27, 2013)
Apparently.. from now until I'm 40 years old, I only have 7305 days or 175320 hours or 1043 weeks!
That;s pretty crazy if you think about it.... days are ticking by!
Alright cool
Today I researched 2 more careers, only last 2 to go (lawyer and investor). I found a free career counseling service in downtown I'll check out this week. I worked out. I'm slowly doing more each day and staying focused and trying not to waste too much time.
I phoned South Western but the guy didn't pick up again. I'll try calling earlier tomorrow.
So tomorrow:
1) get up at 11am
2) phone south western
3) get a career counselor and do a drop in
4) research the last 2 careers, compile all the careers in a list and start narrowing them down
5) sleep earlier
That;s pretty crazy if you think about it.... days are ticking by!
Alright cool
Today I researched 2 more careers, only last 2 to go (lawyer and investor). I found a free career counseling service in downtown I'll check out this week. I worked out. I'm slowly doing more each day and staying focused and trying not to waste too much time.
I phoned South Western but the guy didn't pick up again. I'll try calling earlier tomorrow.
So tomorrow:
1) get up at 11am
2) phone south western
3) get a career counselor and do a drop in
4) research the last 2 careers, compile all the careers in a list and start narrowing them down
5) sleep earlier
Monday, 27 May 2013
#4 (May 26, 2013)
Okay coool
Met up with Maria today.. she was informative about some things and yeah I'm just gonna find another career counselor tomorrow and try to get more feedback.
I gotta sleep right after this post- I'm sleeping late again so I have to work on that.
I got up earlier today, got up at 12 noon for once, so that was pretty cool.
Tomorrow I have to...
1) phone South Western, solve the debt
2) phone Maria, get some more info
3) phone another career counselor, book a consultation
4) work out
5) research the rest of my careers (4 more)
6) sleep earlier!!
Big day tomorrow, so yeaa pce!
Met up with Maria today.. she was informative about some things and yeah I'm just gonna find another career counselor tomorrow and try to get more feedback.
I gotta sleep right after this post- I'm sleeping late again so I have to work on that.
I got up earlier today, got up at 12 noon for once, so that was pretty cool.
Tomorrow I have to...
1) phone South Western, solve the debt
2) phone Maria, get some more info
3) phone another career counselor, book a consultation
4) work out
5) research the rest of my careers (4 more)
6) sleep earlier!!
Big day tomorrow, so yeaa pce!
Sunday, 26 May 2013
#3 (May 25, 2013)
COOL
I'm gonna sleep right after post so I slept an hour earlier than I did yesterday (improvement :D )
I only researched one career today (psychology) unfortunately.
I worked out.
And I messaged a buddy about South Western documents and I searched around my mom's apartment and found something so that's kind of taken care of.
Today wasn't too productive. Got up at 1pm, ate, searched for documents, texted my roommate from the summer, worked out, ate some more. Was going to head to the observatory today (apparently there are tours by donations on Saturday evenings) but something happened to the bus I was supposed to take and it didn't come for a long time so I just called it quits. I'll check it out next saturday.
Spent some time with my mom.
Watched some Chris Rock stand up on youtube, damn hes funny as hell haha.
Will be meeting Maria tomorrow so hopefully I get closer to my desired Career choice and gain some insight.
Tomorrow:
1) Meet Maria, get some help about career decisions
2) get up earlier, at like 11am
3) sleep earlier (1am)
4) research some more about careers, finish off my list (4 more to go)
PCE
I'm gonna sleep right after post so I slept an hour earlier than I did yesterday (improvement :D )
I only researched one career today (psychology) unfortunately.
I worked out.
And I messaged a buddy about South Western documents and I searched around my mom's apartment and found something so that's kind of taken care of.
Today wasn't too productive. Got up at 1pm, ate, searched for documents, texted my roommate from the summer, worked out, ate some more. Was going to head to the observatory today (apparently there are tours by donations on Saturday evenings) but something happened to the bus I was supposed to take and it didn't come for a long time so I just called it quits. I'll check it out next saturday.
Spent some time with my mom.
Watched some Chris Rock stand up on youtube, damn hes funny as hell haha.
Will be meeting Maria tomorrow so hopefully I get closer to my desired Career choice and gain some insight.
Tomorrow:
1) Meet Maria, get some help about career decisions
2) get up earlier, at like 11am
3) sleep earlier (1am)
4) research some more about careers, finish off my list (4 more to go)
PCE
Saturday, 25 May 2013
#2 (May 24, 2013)
Hey
cool
so I did most of what I was supposed to do today, except phone South Western (I got up at 2pm and their office was already closed). Tomorrow is Saturday (today I should say) so its probably going to be closed again, which sucks. Thats what I get for not waking up on time, so I'll have to get them on Monday.
I have a meeting with a pro-bono lawyer on the 29th to check if I can relinquish the debt since South Western falsely advertised me into a job... I'll need to prepare for that this weekend.
Soooo
Today was good, got up at 2pm, ate, phoned Jim Harris (motivational speaker and writer) and asked him a few interview questions and it was pretty cool hearing him talk about getting started in his profession. Took some notes on that.
Went to the library at about 5:20pm, stopped by the dollar store first and picked up a towel to wash my face with. Researched intently for 3 hours at the library. Today the careers I got into was fitness trainer and futurist. Fitness trainers don't earn as much as I thought they would, and apparently a lot of the job has to do with sales since you need to build a customer base to get business. Futurist was a really cool career too, its a fairly new career and not many futurists currently exist. Their salary is a bit sketch, couldn't find a reliable source about how much they earn but all in all its a cool career fitting my creative imagination.
I was supposed to sleep earlier tonight, that didn't go according to plan... gotta discipline my self better haha.
To do tomorrow:
1) Message people who worked with me in south western and try to get some documents
2) research the rest of my list of careers
3) workout
4) sleep earlier
cool
so I did most of what I was supposed to do today, except phone South Western (I got up at 2pm and their office was already closed). Tomorrow is Saturday (today I should say) so its probably going to be closed again, which sucks. Thats what I get for not waking up on time, so I'll have to get them on Monday.
I have a meeting with a pro-bono lawyer on the 29th to check if I can relinquish the debt since South Western falsely advertised me into a job... I'll need to prepare for that this weekend.
Soooo
Today was good, got up at 2pm, ate, phoned Jim Harris (motivational speaker and writer) and asked him a few interview questions and it was pretty cool hearing him talk about getting started in his profession. Took some notes on that.
Went to the library at about 5:20pm, stopped by the dollar store first and picked up a towel to wash my face with. Researched intently for 3 hours at the library. Today the careers I got into was fitness trainer and futurist. Fitness trainers don't earn as much as I thought they would, and apparently a lot of the job has to do with sales since you need to build a customer base to get business. Futurist was a really cool career too, its a fairly new career and not many futurists currently exist. Their salary is a bit sketch, couldn't find a reliable source about how much they earn but all in all its a cool career fitting my creative imagination.
I was supposed to sleep earlier tonight, that didn't go according to plan... gotta discipline my self better haha.
To do tomorrow:
1) Message people who worked with me in south western and try to get some documents
2) research the rest of my list of careers
3) workout
4) sleep earlier
Friday, 24 May 2013
#1 (May 23, 2013): Building my foundation
Whats up!
Alright, today I decided to start writing a blog. Hopefully this blog will keep me focused on my goals and get me to keep improving each day.
Today was pretty good. I woke up kind of late (1pm) so I couldn't call South Western to discuss my debt (they want me to pay them $1400)- long story. I didn't call Jim Harris either (research for motivational speaking career) so I have to do that tomorrow.
I got up, watched stuff on youtube, wasted a lot of time, ate breakfast, did a short workout, showered, ate some dumplings, (wasted a lot of time in-between all this by listening to music and watching youtube), and headed out to the library at 6pm.
I did some career research at the library for 3 hours, researched career as a poker player, and also researched the Health and fitness industry. So far health and fitness seems like a pretty cool field to get into, so I'll do some more research before I go to sleep tonight.
I've spent the past few weeks checking out career paths, and I'm going to keep learning about it. I'm meeting with this chick Maria this Sunday (she's got her own business and is apparently successful, I met her playing poker) and she's gonna help me with my careers. She's pretty cool, really nice and helpful :)
So yeaaa.. my long-term plan is simple
1) explore and research a bunch of career options
2) narrow my options down
3) extensively research my narrowed down options (hopefully down to 1-3 careers)
4) pick a career that most suits me (pays well, something I'm interested in, has growth in the future, etc)
5) dive into that career and start from the bottom, and commit to that career as it will be pretty much my life's work
6) get a job in that career, pursue education if required
7) start working, keep learning and try to move up
8) save money... spend very little, live a minimalist lifestyle and eventually I'll have a lot of money in a few years :D
So yeaaa.. thats the gist of my not-so-secret plan to riches! haha
Oh yea, and apparently I need to solidify my foundation, like as a human being- who I am, what my beliefs are, and my values, etc. I also need to start building a structured schedule so that I stop wasting time.
Alright.. so tomorrow I need to.....
1) phone south western and try to relinquish my debt
2) phone Jim Harris and ask him my interview questions
3) buy a towel to wash my face with...
4) research as much as I can about a few more careers I have listed
Aittt thats it for now, PCE
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