From my teenage years, around 15, I noticed that I wasn't like everyone else around me. They liked 2-3 things and that's it. I liked almost everything. And at that time it was holding me back, and I had no idea what to do and where to start. Ended up studying Energy and Environmental Engineering in college, because I wanted to save the World. There were a lot of subjects to choose from which was great, Ecology, Environment, and also Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric energies, building efficiency. So I thought that I wouldn’t get bored. At the end, the salary wasn’t that great, so I decided to change careers. I always wanted to try volunteering, and for a good while before finishing the course I started working part-time and volunteering. And I got hooked the moment I tried it! Not only the people were simply astonishing, there were super nice, from different backgrounds, different ages, genders and making the world a little bit better for all of us was the ultimate cheery on top of the cake.
While doing all that also noticed something interesting, every time I would watch 2-3 episodes of a series, let’s say Sherlock or Elementary (both about Sherlock Holmes character) then for 2 weeks in a row I would walk around pretending to be him. Realizing that I was a highly influenced person. It made me feel a little sad at first, but not for long. “How can I use this to my advantage?” I thought. Remembering what a lot of motivational speakers say: ”We are who we surround ourselves with.” I have an amazingly sharp brain and I have a potential to live an exceptional life. So what’s stopping me?! Except from me, I mean.
So I got to work. Established a 5-year objective to reach a certain level of knowledge, wisdom, skills and personal development. Which means that I would pass the next 5 years learning and studying like hell. After those 5 years I would lunch a project of some kind. I’m self-though in a lot of things, never had a mentor. To have more time and energy to study, I’ve decided to shrink my expenses to the bare minimum and only work for money to earn that. Prioritizing time over money! Also giving priority to exceptional people, ended up reaching that goal in just 2 years.
While challenging myself, learning new skills, realized that my paychecks kept getting bigger really fast, because of the value that I was bringing to the projects. Lunching 3 Social Projects this year helping others reach their fullest potential and live an authentic life.
Now go and make your own fate, just like I did.