Yep. Today was that day. Well yesterday was, but I was up so late playing Rumble Fighter with clowns that I didn't get to post. Anyway, I am a junior in college currently majoring in Biology and Health and Sciences. I planned to take that degree and with my great GPA, go to med school and become a doctor. Hah, sounds good. I realized something though. I met a millionaire yesterday, but he wasn't what most people would define as a millionaire. It turns out this guy lived in a regular average neighborhood, particularly my neighborhood and I've never known him. He also drives a 2010 Toyota, mows his own lawn, dresses just like I do, and purchases cheap products not to mention goes to the same barber shop I go to where I pay about $10 for a haircut bi-weekly. I asked him, doesn't a millionaire go around flaunting all his money? Why don't you have a house on the beach and skid off in your Ferrari? He told me that he never though of himself as a millionaire. He used excellent saving habits growing up, but most importantly he told me that he loved his job. He was a marketer for the hospital that I work at (must of been a high up marketer). He said once you're happy with your career there is no limit to the amount of money you can make. I always thought that the career you chose totally depended on how much you make once you start...
He told me how he went to college and received a bachelors in Biology just like me. He then went on to say that he went into graduate school and after 2 years the classes were a real drag to go to and he had a very strong incentive to skip class. The one day a new dean arrived in the school, entered the classroom, and basically said everyone with lower than a B average is kicked out. So he was kicked out of school. He then spent a considerable amount of time playing video games totally lost as to what he should do. He ended up working for a non-profit organization that makes envelop openers I believe. I forgot the rest of the story but someone within that organization linked him to the hospital and marketing and he ended up loving it blah blah blah.
So, with that I now can say...I don't want that fancy car, I don't want that amazing home, I don't want that private vacation spot, and I don't want to be stuck in a career where I know I'll be unhappy. It's my 3rd year in college and I believe I've come to the point where I need to be pursuing what I love to do instead of what I would love to earn. Don't get me wrong, I am a genius at Math and Science courses. It could almost be considered a gift as to how retarded I make these Indian professors look. But I'm also a genius at Dreamweaver, coding, Photoshop, image ready, graphic design etc. and it's what I absolutely love to do. When I was in high school all I took were graphic design courses but then I abandoned myself when I graduated because the money looked so great.
So today I'm changing my major. I won't make that mistake and graduate owing a school hundreds of thousands of dollars for a career that I won't be happy in.
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