"Jim has worked at the same place for five years. Jim eats the same ham and cheese sandwich every day for lunch. I don't know, if I were a betting man, I'd say he will have a fun weekend in Philadelphia." - Ryan
I remember summers at my grandma and grandpa Gray's house where all I wanted to do was work outside. Even when my cousin Bjorn showed up for the summer, I dragged him around the garden pulling weeds. I find security in being busy and knowing what's coming. Scheduling breaks is the only way I can force myself to take one (spend time taking care of yourself or spend it being sick). It's an aspect of my personality that I value, but it has gotten me into some trouble in the past. 😁
Despite its drawbacks, I've learned to management my desire to work and now employ it more effectively. For most of my childhood, my energy was poured into a few specific activities: school, videogames, and tv. I wasn't mature enough to understand what I wanted from my life. And the few times when I did see something I wanted, I told myself it was too late to try or was simply not possible. I thought you had to be born into something to have it. I left my dreams behind because they seemed too daunting to achieve.
The summer after my junior year of high school, someone pointed out that my dreams were not as far away as I thought they were. So, I decided to pursue the things I thought were impossible: I asked a girl I liked on a date; I got straight A's; I started learning piano. I challenged my own thoughts and assumptions. I became an optimist. I became creative. I started to wonder if things were really as black and white as people had said they were.
An optimistic disposition + dedication = growth + happiness
Some people have wondered how and why I do the things I do. How do you find time for all that? Why would you sign up for something so difficult? Hopefully, the above equation satisfies those types of questions. (This equation could be broken down into parts, but we'll save that for another day). I do the things I do because it's what I've seen make the greatest number of people happy. And as someone with relatively little experience with life, my best bet is to follow the footsteps of those who are happy and hope it makes me happy too.
So, if you find yourself asking, "but why?" Please refer to the equation above :)
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Jim is the character I relate to the most from The Office. It took him years to build up the confidence to move forward with his dreams. But once he did move forward, he married the woman of his dreams and started the company he had always wanted to.
While I'm not sure what company I should start (or who the woman of my dreams is...), I don't want to work at the same place for five years. I don't want to eat the same thing for lunch every day. I want to experience the unknown and take risks. It's scary, I'll admit it; and sometimes I doubt myself and become insecure. So although I'm up against a lot, I know for certain that these next four weeks will not be "a fun weekend in Philadelphia" 😉.
Welcome to the first chapter of my story: Latin America Business (LAB)
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Info about the trip
6/18 - 7/16; Brazil, Peru, Costa Rica.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=10i-aRZxeM8z1F4-tSlrKjVk-Y4rTbas&usp=sharing
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