Follow your Initial Goal

Coming back to pour out a bit more of what's going on in my head.

So many times have I always felt that listening to what my parents said would lead me to a happy future. Don't get me wrong, they teach lessons to help you stay safe, in this comfort zone, but they have never really taught me to really find out what I love to do.

Lately, all I've been getting from them are demands of going back to school, even though I have already received my bachelors degree in exercise science. As much as I find college important, I feel that it's more important to realize what it is that you want.

Elliot Hulse with more on following what you feel is right.

Don't focus on what others say leads to happiness. 

Find out for yourself, what makes you happy.

This is all I have for now, and in a few hours, I will be heading out to something that I had always kept stuck in the back of my mind when I was in college, but never acted on it due to the fact that I cared too much of what my entire family thought of it.

Just remember you will be happy knowing that you had tried, rather than thought of "what if."

My Choices/What I'm Using for Productivity

I'm constantly thinking, if not, always over-thinking. When it all boils down to everything, I better make a decision before I regret making none at all. I find that a choice you make is one you made because you had a strong instinct to make that choice. 

Elliot Hulse on truly believing in your decision

What to consider in life is, why bother always trying to play it safe, when taking risks is where the chances of greater success can happen?

• take those risks in life
• not because someone gave you options, but because you made them and truly wanted it
• know that you will make bad choices
• none are truly wrong, because you learn from it (very cliche)
• it may take multiple wrong choices before finding one that leads you where you want to be
• be confident to know are able to make it work, and strive for your desires

Yes, I am on that poverty time.

This would be my poor excuse for a desk/workstation.

3 Boxes make for a great desk

 For closer look at what I use, I have my laptop.

Late 2012, 13 Inch Macbook Pro

For the next item in my arsenal, my tablet.

Galaxy Tab 2.0, 7 Inch model

Last but not least, like everyone else, my phone.

iPhone 4S

All these photos were taken with my phone, well except for my phone. I took that picture with the tablet due to lack of equipment . All of this is a start to make life much more livable. In the future, more changes will come, and a gradual transformation is on the way.

Why did I take this risk?

• To those wondering if this is something that I was ready for, I will just say that if I wasn't, then I wouldn't have done it. A push that drove me to move was the fact that I was living under my parents. I now live 1500 miles away from them.
• give me lectures about how my choices were wrong
• seem they knew the best decision for me (they believed that it works the same as their generation)
• but mainly, they made my feel I wasn't capable of success
• If this was a bad choice, I will have to live with that choice regardless
• I do this because I want to follow my passion and live by my values

Always know that you made a choice, not because it was the best choice, but because you believed that is what you truly wanted.

Do what you think feels best

(Warning: Vulgar language)

These Guys have really given me motivation, as well as laughs, with their advice to take or leave.

To start things off, I understand that our parents want the best for us but honestly don't have much relation to how things work today. I love my mom and dad very much, but they don't live in the same generation as with how jobs happen and that work experience is better most other factors.

To keep it simple:

• College today isn't seen as important as it was in the 50's - 80's
• Jobs that I interviewed for, focused on experience rather than my college background
• Keeping a positive attitude in the workplace is highly valued
• and being confident in your ability sets you apart from the rest

I sought advice from my cousin who made the most drastic changes in his life. Went from Houston to LA,  then Hawaii, to then a section where he didn't go into much detail, and finally ended up in Hollywood (not as an actor mind you). He says it about knowing what you want and how you want to get there despite others telling you otherwise.

He's 13 years older than me, but even then his generation had a similar requirements for jobs just like this generation. It was all about experience and not about the school. He mentioned that living near USC and UCLA, he sees kids right out of college not know what to do when the real world hits.

His advice was basic but strong:

• Find a way to become independent
• Don't rely on anyone to help you
• leave your comfort zone
• you need to struggle to know what it is you want
• Go somewhere that you truly want to be (try things out and learn)
• i.e "if you live in Houston but want to go to LA, move to LA"
• you will come to understand what suits your wants
• focus on adapting to change
• And in the end, do what makes you happy

Trying to apply this is probably one of the hardest things I'm doing, but if it doesn't work out for me, all I know is that I wasn't a strong enough individual to begin with.

Like the Hodgetwins say:

"At the end of the day,

YOU CAN DO WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU WANT TO DO!"