A lot of stuff has happened. I was flunking out of college, so my school put me on a mental health leave of absence. They also required that I sign a no trespass order, which I promptly violated by spending the night at a friend's place. I didn't know where else to go, but I wish that I had not done that. I have a court hearing next week and my lawyer said he would able to expunge my record (a misdemeanor for trespassing), which I'm very thankful about. Right now, I'm attending school mandated therapy.
I feel so lost because my entire life has changed and I don't know what to do. I honestly wish I tried harder in school, but right now there is nothing I can do but move forward and learn from my past mistakes. I could use some advice to help me figure out what to do.
Today, I found out that I was rejected from McDonalds. On the day of the interview, I showed up well dressed and I was sure I nailed the interview, but when I called the manager about my status, he told me there were no positions available. I'm very sure they saw that I had a misdemeanor under my name and decided that I was unfit to work at McDonalds. My hope was to work at McDonalds and make some money and spend the rest of my time learning some other skills for a fastlane business, but this rejection has been a severe blow to my self-esteem. I went to a prestigious engineering school only to flunk out and be put on a mental health leave for a year. I trespassed the university stupidly and got rejected from McDonalds.
My family has lost hope and faith in me. My mom is sad because all her friends' children are going to prestigious schools and are going to be working in well paying jobs whereas her son is on leave, has been arrested, and cannot get a job from McDonalds. My father believes that I'm nutjob and although he is very caring and supportive, I feel terrible. I know that I have made mistakes, but I want to learn from them and live a successful life. I believe I am 100% capable of a successful life and if I want to, I would be able to graduate from my difficult university with top marks this time. I would work my a$$ off in any kind of business. But, right now I don't know. I've been out of touch with friends for a long time. I've only talked to either my therapist or my family and I feel that this is making me feel worse.
Right now to improve my situation, I need to find a job. My local library has a job resource center that can refer applicants to jobs. I'm going to brush up my resume and go tomorrow for a job screening. This is my first goal: to secure a job.
Once I have a job, I'm going to work on copywriting. I've always had a fascination with persuasion and trying to convince people to buy something for their own benefit, and I feel that copywriting is a great way to do this. When I was in college, my goal had been to graduate and work in sales as a sales engineer for this reason.
However, copywriting is like sales in writing and allows you to connect with more people. I've pretty much completed the Gary Halbert 30 day challenge (read all the books, took notes and wrote the recommended sales letters by hand), but I feel really insecure about copywriting. How can I write good copy? It just feels so intimidating. I'm also in the process of taking Lex's 15 day copywriting challenge, but my answers to the homework assignments feel so shitty compared to the ones others have posted. I'm not going to give up and I'm going to keep writing more and start taking requests for beginner copy on UpWork (already made an account following Lex's UpWork Challenge), but I would like some advice on how I can improve, change my mindset, and not be a failure.
My third goal to keep in mind is to figure out something fast lane. I'll do that by continuing to read and learn and eventually I know that I will figure out something.
Wow, this was very cathartic for me. Just outlining my problems and what I want to do to improve my situation makes me feel much better. To be honest I wish I could talk to someone in a conversation that's not with my therapist or my family (I haven't told either of them how I feel right now), but posting this on the Fastlane Forum has been very helpful.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I would appreciate any advice to guide me through these troubling times.
I feel so lost because my entire life has changed and I don't know what to do. I honestly wish I tried harder in school, but right now there is nothing I can do but move forward and learn from my past mistakes. I could use some advice to help me figure out what to do.
Today, I found out that I was rejected from McDonalds. On the day of the interview, I showed up well dressed and I was sure I nailed the interview, but when I called the manager about my status, he told me there were no positions available. I'm very sure they saw that I had a misdemeanor under my name and decided that I was unfit to work at McDonalds. My hope was to work at McDonalds and make some money and spend the rest of my time learning some other skills for a fastlane business, but this rejection has been a severe blow to my self-esteem. I went to a prestigious engineering school only to flunk out and be put on a mental health leave for a year. I trespassed the university stupidly and got rejected from McDonalds.
My family has lost hope and faith in me. My mom is sad because all her friends' children are going to prestigious schools and are going to be working in well paying jobs whereas her son is on leave, has been arrested, and cannot get a job from McDonalds. My father believes that I'm nutjob and although he is very caring and supportive, I feel terrible. I know that I have made mistakes, but I want to learn from them and live a successful life. I believe I am 100% capable of a successful life and if I want to, I would be able to graduate from my difficult university with top marks this time. I would work my a$$ off in any kind of business. But, right now I don't know. I've been out of touch with friends for a long time. I've only talked to either my therapist or my family and I feel that this is making me feel worse.
Right now to improve my situation, I need to find a job. My local library has a job resource center that can refer applicants to jobs. I'm going to brush up my resume and go tomorrow for a job screening. This is my first goal: to secure a job.
Once I have a job, I'm going to work on copywriting. I've always had a fascination with persuasion and trying to convince people to buy something for their own benefit, and I feel that copywriting is a great way to do this. When I was in college, my goal had been to graduate and work in sales as a sales engineer for this reason.
However, copywriting is like sales in writing and allows you to connect with more people. I've pretty much completed the Gary Halbert 30 day challenge (read all the books, took notes and wrote the recommended sales letters by hand), but I feel really insecure about copywriting. How can I write good copy? It just feels so intimidating. I'm also in the process of taking Lex's 15 day copywriting challenge, but my answers to the homework assignments feel so shitty compared to the ones others have posted. I'm not going to give up and I'm going to keep writing more and start taking requests for beginner copy on UpWork (already made an account following Lex's UpWork Challenge), but I would like some advice on how I can improve, change my mindset, and not be a failure.
My third goal to keep in mind is to figure out something fast lane. I'll do that by continuing to read and learn and eventually I know that I will figure out something.
Wow, this was very cathartic for me. Just outlining my problems and what I want to do to improve my situation makes me feel much better. To be honest I wish I could talk to someone in a conversation that's not with my therapist or my family (I haven't told either of them how I feel right now), but posting this on the Fastlane Forum has been very helpful.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I would appreciate any advice to guide me through these troubling times.
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