All my life I've lived with a set of goals in my head. Whether it was something I wanted to achieve that day or something that I wanted to reach in the future. I've always been a competitve person by nature. I was gonna win and you were going to lose no matter what. And if I didn't win I would put myself through every obstacle I could to make myself good enough to reach my ultimate goal, which in my head is how I won. It was an easy way for me to live life and make my family proud. I was good at winning. However, there are times in life where winning is not something that I primarily want to do.
Goals that I've made in the past have consisted of getting good grades, not stressing my parents out, pleasing friends and family, and getting into a great college. I remember when I was a kid and all throughout high school my goal was to become a doctor. So I took some medical occupation courses to test it out and found out I didn't enjoy the field. That ended up being a win that I did not want. I also remember that I wanted to go to a 4-year university right out of high school, but I couldn't financially and didn't have the best grades in order to get scholarships. That was a major loss. So I went to a junior college and did everything I had to do to ensure that I went to a 4-year university. I got into UC Irvine. Got grants and scholarships that paid my tuition and I ended up with the win.
Now, for the first time in my life I'm faced with another decision of winning or losing. But I've realized as I'm getting older that what you choose to win at has to be worth it to you. I've always wanted to make great money in my career after college and do what I love. However, doing what I love is not going to make me lots of money. So now I have to think about what I want in this game of life. Do I want the luxurious life or do I want a life that'll achieve my own personal fulfillment. Time is running out for a decision and for the first time I don't know what to do.
I guess I have to weigh the options and figure out what's most important to me. But for those people who have quit early in their own games, whether it is walking out on your family or not getting a good grade in a class because its kind of hard even though you know you could do it or being content for a position at work because you think you can never get that promotion. You can change your game. You call the plays and depend on yourself to get the win. Play the game of life to the best of your ability no matter what kind of field you're playing on. Take your time and think things through, but never lose focus on your goal. GET THAT W.
