“Be who you are and say how you feel, because those who matter don’t mind and those who mind don’t matter.” ~Dr. Seuss. Recently, I have decided to apply out of state of college. I am applying for the University of Texas Austin and San Antonio. My goal in life is to purse to field in broadcast and radio communications as well as become a successful entrepreneur. My dream is to move out of state for the reminder of my college years. I want something more than what I am finding living in Michigan. I truly feel my destiny is to live and be somewhere else. I don’t hate Michigan; it’s just not for me. My high years were kind of lame so I was excepting something different going into college. I want more out of life. I feel that moving away from home will help me find out who I really am. Living at home is very hard. I have ton of family always over. My parents constantly stress me out and sometimes my sisters drive me crazy. I want to be free and live my own life. Label #1 FEAR. Questions I have heard: What has fear kept you from doing? Has fear convinced you to detour your life from your true passions? Have you stayed taken a crappy, safe job for fear of tackling new exciting job? Fear use to cripple me from becoming successful. I refuse to be fearful for the rest of my life. My parents fear me leaving the state for school with all of these student loans to pay off. My mom’s already giving me a hard time about whether she wants to co-sign student loans for me. I keep telling her I am going to make it. Don’t be afraid. I will back all the student loans I borrowed. She worried about her signing on the dotted line and who’s going to back the $$ back. My mom has nothing to worry about. I need to go away to school, to live a new life, and discovered who I am. My parents are old school. They want their kids to at home, go to school nearby and get a job in the engineering or healthcare field. They play it too safe. I guess that was how they were raised. I refuse to be afraid. If I go away to school, I know I will be so successful. “People who successfully do the things the rest of us fear are not free of fear. They just don’t let it stop them. The ability to quiet our reaction to fear and to be able to face it down is one of the things that set apart the people who are living their dreams from those who just keep dreaming.” -Beth Miakinin honed her business, coaching and mentoring skills during her 25+ years of executive leadership experience in two Fortune 500 companies and as an independent coach and consultant.
Worry Label #2. My uncle Reuben has told me to stay in Michigan, live at home and get a job nearby. He is worried about me leaving Michigan. I’ll have no family, friends, or safety nest to catch me if I fall. I say stop worrying about me! I’ll be fine. How I am ever going to survive in life if I worry about every little thing. I go to school in one of the most dangerous cities in the United States (No offense to WSU, I happen to like the people there)? Why are you going to worry about me moving to Texas? My family use the label worry to constant brings down their lives. The label of fear and worry will not take over my life. The label people use most often in their minds- fear and worry. We are not our label, our emotions, we our conscious beings. I like book a New Earth say’s “Live in the now.” My uncle Paul has totally transformed and sparked my imagination. He actually persuaded me to look at all my options. He says I should go away to school, go to Texas, and live your life. The house is to distracting. I have known this all along I just did not believe I could actually move away. My Uncle Paul has traveled all over and he really knows. I says that people who travel and live in various place’s their minds our open to the rest of the world. They experiences new relationships with people, experience who other people live and it’s just the American one way of thinking. You know what? My biggest fear is not failing it looking back 50 years from now and saying “I wish I should have gone away to college. I wish I should have lived the life I’ve always wanted” If my parents want fear there you go. I am sick and tired of my family being so afraid to live their lives. A great example of being afraid is my sister Maria. My father pressured my sister to get a degree in electrical engineering. My sister’s true passion is cooking, the culinary arts. She is the best cook and baker ever. She makes some amazing dishes and deserts. I love her brownies and cakes! She loves to watch the Food network channel. One of her favorite shows is the Food Network Challenge. It’s where top chiefs in the field of specialty desserts make creative huge sugar candy cakes and designs. The winner wins $10,000 and has a chance at $100,000. Well, my sister was so afraid to live out her passion she graduated with a degree in electrical and computer engineering and she does not have the passion or desire. She works at a boring job. If she moved out, lived on campus and made her own decisions she would have found that she is the creator of her destiny not mom and dad. You know what? I am going to live on campus, move out and not worry about being afraid to make mistakes and fall down. I everything is going to work out if I just believe. Live your life, Become Alive! I’m outJ
Jules Mendoza
english1020classblog Said:
on April 16, 2008 at 8:14 pm
wow that is awsome you should just do it personally i was never pressured into my parents future of what they want me to become, but i can totally understand where your coming from and personally i think if that is what you want to do you should just do it. no regrets. good luck
love Rachel