I was not always successful....

So today is a new day. New ventures, new drama... NEW EVERYTHING. I think everyone should take life a day at a time but... still be concerned with the future. Those who think that good things will come to them while just letting life pass by slowly are NAIVE! You have to be a go getter in this "dog eat dog" world of ours.

Word of advice for those of you that are younger and about to get your first real life experience of life... have a plan. Do not just think that your parents are going to write you bullets to follow throughout the next ten years of your life. You will never know how long they will be there. So it is time to learn how to fly by getting pushed from the nest on top of the tree that your parents have nested you in.

Story: When I was 18... I had no drive. I did not know what to do with my life... so I settled. I went to the local community college because my parents made me... then, I ended up dropping out after I gave up on actually doing homework and showing up for class. I did not have any discipline whatsoever. My organizational skills were not developed and I thought I could just skim by on a minimum wage job for the rest of life. At this time, I worked at a local shoe store that I thought paid pretty well ($10 and hour). At that point, I just thought I would just stay there and work for the rest of my life.

It was not until several months of pressure to go back to school or to have a plan drawn up that my parents forced me to make a plan for my life. I then got off of my ass and went to join the U.S. Coast Guard. This occurred after a hurricane down in  Florida so apparently the Coast Guard recruiting office was off for the week. As I was heading to my car... the U.S. Army recruiter asked me to come and check out their opportunities while eating some free pizza lol. It was then... that I took the plunge and ended up joining the U.S. Army.

I never regret joining the military as it is the reason why I am successful today. I drive a nice car, own a big ass house, I travel, I have a beautiful wife and a really awesome and cute dog lol. It is those that do not use the full benefit of the military that go in and come back out with the same perspective of life.