Just Want To Be Successful

Today, I received a phone call that I thought would be my door to success. However I found myself not ready to walk through this door because there was much doubt in my mind. I wanted this opportunity for a very long time, but something was making me feel that this was not the proper time to take this chance. The person on the phone asked me a question that I couldn’t answer with confidence, because I was not prepared, which made me realize that all of the research that I did on this career could not beat experience.

Awhile ago, I saw a person’s status on Facebook stating that they were about to do their third internship, and I was amazed because I hadn’t applied for one internship at the time. This drove me to understand that the only way that I’ll know what career is best for me is by getting experience. If you are not prepared for your career, there is a slim chance that you’ll be successful. People believe that experience is hard to acquire, but many companies are willing to give people internships if you show passion for that career choice. Not all internships are paid, but there is usually a great chance that you will get hired by that company or a similar one after completing the internship. Even if you don’t know if you want to follow that career after gaining experience, at least you will know that you have the knowledge you need for that career if you change your mind.

I’m not trying to sound like a school advisor, but just as always I feel that people can learn from my experience. I know that God did not want me to take on this job at this time, and I knew that God was working through me when I decided not to take on this opportunity. When I asked the person on the phone how they were doing, they said “Blessed.” I will not throw away this possible career choice altogether, but I will continue to keep my options open before I jump into something that I may regret doing in the future. So, for people looking at a career make sure you really want to do this, and get the experience you need to become successful.

Breaking The Law Vol. 2: Identity Theft

To follow up on my Breaking The Law Series, I decided to speak on another law that is detrimental to the way people live, and that is Identity Theft. People act like someone they're not either because they really want to live another person's life or because they want to fit in. These two reasons are not valid in becoming or attempting to become someone or something you're not. Michael Jackson once created a song called "Man in The Mirror," and after reading this blog, I hope people will take another look at themselves and start living their own lives as opposed to others'.

In every period of one's life, there are cliques of people that all have their own personalities. There are the jocks, nerds, fashion gurus, etc., however each person has their own individual life, that is overshadowed by the stereotypical assumptions of their clique. To dumb it down, a jock may actually have the personality of a nerd, but since he's a jock, people don't notice it. Now, the clique of nerds know that they are stereotypically geeky people, so they want to lose that stereotype and gain the personality of someone in another clique. This leads to identity theft. The nerd who wants to be a jock or fashion guru tries whatever possible to become the opposite of who they are and lose their true personality in the process. Some people will attempt for years to become another person and never reach that point and it stresses them out, and there are others who do become the person they strive to be and later find that this was not the right choice. When they either become or don't become that person, they lose friends and also miss out on opportunities that they could have had.

Fitting into a clique can be hard for people, if they are trying to fit into the wrong clique. If a person is having trouble fitting into a clique, then maybe they shouldn't be with those people. I have hung out with all types of people throughout my life, whether it be jocks, nerds, fashion gurus, gangsters, etc., but I always tried to keep my own personality, no matter what the situation may be. Some people have trouble keeping their own personality, because they really want to be in this clique. The reasons for this are usually because this clique is popular, have money, get all the girls, etc. People do not realize that all of these benefits can come to them without trying to fit into the popular clique. The keys to getting these benefits without changing one's self are: be calm and collective, have a hard work ethic, and choose your words wisely. Be your own person, because God made each person a certain way for specific reasons. Don't try to find your purpose on this Earth through the personality of someone else. Find your purpose through your own personality or you'll regret it.