That's it. I'm done. I can't take sitting in class any longer. It's trash. Classes are trash. The system is trash. All for some useless trash degree.
"Yeah but you NEED a degree to be successful in life" my friends tell me...
Im 19. Wrapping up my second year of college. I sit around the dinner table with my family. I spin the noodles of spaghetti around my fork. It's apparent. My mother has been working for 15 years at a job she hates. My father has a masters degree in Electrical Engineering. He worked for NASA. For JPL. Made military drones. Yet has been laid-off several times and unemployed for months at a time. Thankfully he works now. But I noticed something. Is it like this with everyone? They are not happy. The life is sucked out of them. No passion. No dreams. No goals. Just the same thing. Every. Single. Day.
It just blows my mind guys. We have one life. One huge opportunity. Why? Why the F*ck do we settle?
Why do we settle for anything less than our dream home?
Why do we settle for anything less than a classic Lamborghini Countach, Audi R8, and any other of our dream cars?
Why do we not nourish our bodies, and chisel our physiques into those of Greek Gods?
Mentally, spiritually, physically, we have so much room to grow. And yet so many choose to waste their lives to fit in and be average.
I want to see the northern lights. Get a skydiving license. Pass out drunk somewhere in Thailand. Run parkour across the rooftops of Brazil. Compete in MMA tournaments. Learn 3 languages. I want to help people. Inspire people.
You know when you reach the point where you simply can't do something a single second longer? Well, I reached that point with college. I've missed every class for the last two weeks. I stayed at home and read books on marketing instead. And guess what? I've learned more in that time than I have in my last two years of college. I'm done wasting my time.
Tomorrow I have my first class of this week. Let the dropping begin.
"Yeah but you NEED a degree to be successful in life" my friends tell me...
- You need it in order to get hired by someone ( But do I need one to hire someone?)
- You need it for the connections you'll make ( So college is the only way to do this? Hmmm.)
- It proves that you are dedicated and can see something all the way to the end ( HA! And creating and managing a business isn't a sign of dedication?)
- You'll learn a lot and mature there ( Yes. Study what you're told during the week and escape into the drunk, partying nights of the weekend. For suuure.)
- It's a good safety net ( Which you'll find yourself laying on, instead of working above)
- People will respect you more and take you more seriously ( If a degree is how you assess somebodies intelligence or capability? I don't care for the respect of those people.)
Im 19. Wrapping up my second year of college. I sit around the dinner table with my family. I spin the noodles of spaghetti around my fork. It's apparent. My mother has been working for 15 years at a job she hates. My father has a masters degree in Electrical Engineering. He worked for NASA. For JPL. Made military drones. Yet has been laid-off several times and unemployed for months at a time. Thankfully he works now. But I noticed something. Is it like this with everyone? They are not happy. The life is sucked out of them. No passion. No dreams. No goals. Just the same thing. Every. Single. Day.
It just blows my mind guys. We have one life. One huge opportunity. Why? Why the F*ck do we settle?
Why do we settle for anything less than our dream home?
Why do we settle for anything less than a classic Lamborghini Countach, Audi R8, and any other of our dream cars?
Why do we not nourish our bodies, and chisel our physiques into those of Greek Gods?
Mentally, spiritually, physically, we have so much room to grow. And yet so many choose to waste their lives to fit in and be average.
I want to see the northern lights. Get a skydiving license. Pass out drunk somewhere in Thailand. Run parkour across the rooftops of Brazil. Compete in MMA tournaments. Learn 3 languages. I want to help people. Inspire people.
You know when you reach the point where you simply can't do something a single second longer? Well, I reached that point with college. I've missed every class for the last two weeks. I stayed at home and read books on marketing instead. And guess what? I've learned more in that time than I have in my last two years of college. I'm done wasting my time.
Progress
Here's what I am doing:- Working 30 hours a week as an MMA instructor
- Expanding my eBay business (started this 2-3 months ago)
- Reading and studying absolutely everything I can on copywriting ( Bought 9 books, read 3 so far)
- Smashing the gym 6 days a week
- Go full time at my job and expand our MMA studio
- Grow my eBay business into at least 3k a month of net profits
- Become proficient in copy and freelance my writing
- Move out of my parents' house (if they don't kick me out first for dropping college)
Tomorrow I have my first class of this week. Let the dropping begin.
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