My Resurgence
I see that my last blog post was on July 16th of last year. According to the Internet, that was 199 days ago. Now, mind you, the average person might tell me, "write this blog tomorrow to make that number an even 200." But, that's alright; I won't wait. Today is the right day to do it. We only have so much time in a day anyhow.
First and foremost, I want to start off by saying hello to everyone in the community. I hope you're all doing well and that your lives are going swimmingly. Next, I would like to apologize! There's no way to sugarcoat it, so I won't. I have not been active with the awesomeness platform that is Wealthy Affiliate, and I've felt badly about it.
Last year was rough. It wasn't my worst year ever, but it was definitely a very weird one. Without going too deeply into it, I suffered a family tragedy last summer. An arrogant relative of mine attacked me on a personal level in the emergency room. I was seeing red. I told my friends via text I wanted to "punch a wall."
Then came the four months that succeeded the crappiness that was August. I was enrolled in 5 classes. 2 of them were easy, 3 of them were hard. Due to a combo of discouragement and lack of motivation, I fell behind on my hard classes considering that along the way, I realized something painful: "I suuuuuuck."
I don't mean that I suck in general. It was just so evident that I was terrible at the degree I was attempting at the time: graphic arts. Unfortunately, that lack of motivation transferred to my performance here at WA, which, needless to say, was lackluster. Although the dreadful events of my summer may have impacted my mentality, that's still not necessarily a good excuse.
Yeah, I did show up at some of the webinars, which were fun and informative. I was physically there, cheering people on and [trying to] add something to the discussion. Mentally, I was not. I was not pulling my weight and I knew it. Eventually, I had to stop, but mainly because I worked overtime hours at my job and was burnt out from that.
I had to make a choice: continue the avenue that is so obviously not for me, or, do something else. At the end of the day, I chose the latter. And I'm quite happy with the decision! Because two months ago, I discovered a degree program at my local university that will not only help me out in real-life, but it will also help me here!
I realized that starting over and taking the "creative" route at my local community college was not going to get me to my goal in the long run. That was an emotional decision, not a strategic one. Although I still want to dabble with it on my spare time (I don't have a choice since I paid for the Adobe subscription), I learned that I don't absolutely need a diploma to do so.
Instead, I believe it's best to focus on something that's more practical—obtaining a Bachelor's degree. I already have two years under my belt, I can go for two more. And the cool thing is, the program I'm focusing on has a lot of connections with this platform!! Because ultimately, I do want to work from home and build my own schedule and run my business.
Now's the time. I'm ready.
Anson Huynh
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Great self reflection which is a great part of self-care and self-awareness. Not many people have this, so kudos for recognising what you really need :)...on the side, my daughter was given a three year scholarship to do a university degree but she wanted to join the army, and thus,out of respect for the people who awarded the scholarship, she attended uni. A month into it and she wasn't 'my child' - she was absolutely miserable. So I told her, go live her dream and return the scholarship for someone else who needed it more than she wanted it. She did just that, and she is back to being my loving child again, very happy and at peace with her choice. So I totally get you :)
That was a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing that, SnazzyIT. I'm so incredibly glad your daughter was able to live her dream to attend the army. But more importantly, you, as a mother, were able to grant her those wishes. I have a lot of respect for that.
I think it's imperative to self-reflect from time to time! We need to be able to reevaluate and adjust accordingly so that we can find ourselves and live the best life we possibly can. And we're all capable of it. All we need is a little encouragement and confidence boost.
Thanks again for your reply. I hope your adventures here at Wealthy Affiliate are fulfilling!!
You are welcome and anytime my friend, I am glad that you are also still here :) Much success blown your way :)
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It is a brand new year. Let go and look forward. You can make this one the best one of your life. You can do it.
You CAN do it.
Thank you so much!! I appreciate the encouragement. Wish me luck!