Hi! I am super excited for this new blog launch!
I remember back to fourth grade when I thought I wanted to get into journalism. I liked to write, it was an easier form of communication for me to get my thoughts out then public speaking. Maybe because I was shy, no correction, it was definitely because I was shy. I was a bit of an introvert growing up! Even though I did enjoy team sports and club activities, I was surely not the extrovert of my class.
I thought about journalism as a career up (because launching a blog wasn’t a career option in the 90s!) until I finished the ninth grade and realized I didn’t like English as a course in school anymore. I had this really hard 10th grade teacher, Mrs. McDermitt, and she quickly proved to me all of my literacy weaknesses. I did not enjoy literature, and the task of reading comprehension and the multitude of seemingly boring books did not intrigue me. It was enough of a deterrent to steer my career path away from journalism completely.
A few years later when I was starting college…
I was basically an undecided major so I went into the business field. I figured that was the broadest degree I could get and still be versatile enough to do other things in life. But then Calculus stumped me! I changed majors seven or eight times, and finally trying to find the quickest route out of school, went back to business determined to master Calculus. With much thanks to the local community college to provide a summer program with small classes, 11 students to be exact, and a fantastic teacher, I actually completed my Calculus requirement with an A+!
In the end, it still took me eight years to get a four year college degree. But many lessons were learned along the way, and I do not regret any of it!
Fast forward a decade…
And today I have a successful career in real estate, and loving husband and daughter, and a supportive family. I am blessed with a comfortable life, and yet I find myself searching for more.
Why can’t I be content? Why do I feel the need to accomplish more? Why am I constantly researching and educating myself? Why do I want to make more money? What is pushing me to find more success?
Frankly, these are all questions I do not know the answer to yet, but that is why I launched this new blog. I hope to find some answers along this road, and meet some like-minded men and women along the way!
I decided blogging would be a good platform and take me back to my roots and desires to get into journalism. I’ve blogged for the last seven or eight years about all sorts of subjects – everything from my dogs, to health and fitness, to real estate and being a mom. But I never felt like I was blogging with a purpose. So my goal with this blog, is to have a plan, find a purpose, use this as a creative outlet, and help others along the way!
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