I’ve made a lot of mistakes. I have. I can’t take them back, and mistakes help you become the person that you are. It really hurts when you realize that you’ve made a mistake that has delayed your progress and growth. I’ve realized that I have made a mistake that has kept me in school. I made a mistake in my choice of a major. History should not have been my major. I should have listened to my heart, and even my friends when they told me that I should’ve majored in computer technology. My girlfriend has been making comments that I chose the wrong major. History is not a passion for me. Computers, design, and web architecture is my passion. It has been for years and its taken me this long to figure it out.  

So where does that leave me? I appreciate history and I enjoy sharing that with others, but is that my passion? What are my goals: Well for starters I need to finish my current degree. I will have a degree in History by 2008. Next I find go back to school to get another degree…this time in computer technology.That will get me one step closer to my goal of owning my own web design firm.  

So that gives me 3 goals:

• 1 year: obtain a bachelor’s in history
• 3 years: obtain a degree in computer technology
• 5 - 10 years: own a web design firm

Opening your eyes to a painful realization is a double edged sword. In my case I can see things I would have never accomplished if I were out of school I would never have been crowned king of my campus. I wouldn’t have taken the voyages or have seen the sights that I did as the king. I would have never given the opportunity to speak in public (now weither, I used this to its full potential is something for another conversation). I love my school. But there comes a time when you realize that you need to part ways. Its usually when you separate yourself when you find and realize that which is truly important (write that down…).