Hey there fellow fastlaners ,
I know i am young compared to y'all, but thats why i am here. To learn from others who have made it, and to be honest i am stuck in a really bad situation right now.
These past 4 months i tried my hands at copywriting but didnt really stick to it. Then i started studying for exams. They just happened a couple days back and holy shit, i messed up big time. Messed up in the sense that i wont fail but i wont get an A and get into the university i wanted. And definitely no scholarship scene as well. I live in an Asian country and i really wanted to go abroad. All i can do is laugh at that since i am desperately hoping that i am able to get into the top ranked uni in my country(which nearly everyone from my school gets into and is no comparison to american unis or european).
Tbh i wont give a damn about university if it wasnt for my cousin getting a scholarship in a US university. Everything paid for him, he does an additional job over there and basically he has his life made out for him. He gets a stipend on top of that. We are both the same age. I know i am only 18 right now and going into the wrong university probably wont make a difference but still. It haunts me when i think about what may happen in the future if i get into a bad university which very likely results in a not so good job in my country. I don't want to care, but it worries me. Alot. I have seen my dad's cousins fail and struggle and live in terrible conditions while my dad made something of himself. My dad is a great guy. He came from a humble background worked very hard to get where he is. I would say that i dont want to go down his path of staying in a job, but i look at other people his age and i realize how far he has come. He doesn't pressure me or doesnt even bother but he does care alot and hes watched his friends children study abroad and even if he doesnt say so, i know he really wants me too. I do too, but its just that i am not that good at studies.
I want to devote myself else where- learning a skill like sales, copywriting- anything that work in the REAL world. I want internships, i want to create something which helps others in some way. But i don't want to end up like my fathers cousins who are losers at 50 and are struggling to survive. (This may be a generalization but i hope you get the point). I see myself like them but i really dont want to.
And well thats the end of my little story and i would really appreciate if i can get a little guidance.
After my exams end, i want to learn a skill- something that i can not only use to help others but also earn some money from. I want to learn a skill make some money off it and slowly use that money to create a business that provides value. I am not really an IT guy and i learnt some html-css but i got bored quick and quit, but i did want to learn app development. What do you suggest?
I know i am young compared to y'all, but thats why i am here. To learn from others who have made it, and to be honest i am stuck in a really bad situation right now.
These past 4 months i tried my hands at copywriting but didnt really stick to it. Then i started studying for exams. They just happened a couple days back and holy shit, i messed up big time. Messed up in the sense that i wont fail but i wont get an A and get into the university i wanted. And definitely no scholarship scene as well. I live in an Asian country and i really wanted to go abroad. All i can do is laugh at that since i am desperately hoping that i am able to get into the top ranked uni in my country(which nearly everyone from my school gets into and is no comparison to american unis or european).
Tbh i wont give a damn about university if it wasnt for my cousin getting a scholarship in a US university. Everything paid for him, he does an additional job over there and basically he has his life made out for him. He gets a stipend on top of that. We are both the same age. I know i am only 18 right now and going into the wrong university probably wont make a difference but still. It haunts me when i think about what may happen in the future if i get into a bad university which very likely results in a not so good job in my country. I don't want to care, but it worries me. Alot. I have seen my dad's cousins fail and struggle and live in terrible conditions while my dad made something of himself. My dad is a great guy. He came from a humble background worked very hard to get where he is. I would say that i dont want to go down his path of staying in a job, but i look at other people his age and i realize how far he has come. He doesn't pressure me or doesnt even bother but he does care alot and hes watched his friends children study abroad and even if he doesnt say so, i know he really wants me too. I do too, but its just that i am not that good at studies.
I want to devote myself else where- learning a skill like sales, copywriting- anything that work in the REAL world. I want internships, i want to create something which helps others in some way. But i don't want to end up like my fathers cousins who are losers at 50 and are struggling to survive. (This may be a generalization but i hope you get the point). I see myself like them but i really dont want to.
And well thats the end of my little story and i would really appreciate if i can get a little guidance.
After my exams end, i want to learn a skill- something that i can not only use to help others but also earn some money from. I want to learn a skill make some money off it and slowly use that money to create a business that provides value. I am not really an IT guy and i learnt some html-css but i got bored quick and quit, but i did want to learn app development. What do you suggest?
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