EXECUTE: YEARS-1-AND-2-OBJECTIVES.exe
[STATUS] Graduate with Associate's Degree in IT [SUCCESS]
[STATUS] Relocate to a city where the cost of living isn't too crazy and there's plenty of things to do. Preferably, a spot with a beach. [SUCCESS]
[STATUS] Acquire Role: Junior IT Specialist [IN_PROGRESS]
// Focus: Getting my foot in the door and gaining experience
EXECUTE: YEARS-3-AND-4-OBJECTIVES.exe
[TARGET] Move up to some sort of management position in the IT industry, or run my own practice outright. [SUCCESS]
[TARGET] Build my future family and I a house with plenty of space in the countryside. Can't forget to bring in the elements from home, outside of the kitchen of course, lol. I also want to bring in some pets! [IN_PROGRESS]
// Focus: Setting up my forever home!
EXECUTE: YEAR-5-OBJECTIVE.init
[TARGET] Complete a man cave/developer studio in the backyard area [SUCCESS]
[TARGET] Start working on developing my own games. I've always wanted to do so, and be able to show love to all my inspirations by making something that not only nods to them, but adds my own lil spin on it too. [IN_PROGRESS]
// Focus: Finish additions to home and begin chasing some more of my passions!!
[MISSION_RECAP]
In my first year of graduating from SOWELA,I intend on landing myself a good job doing entry-level IT work. Realistically, I can see myself servicing tickets, device troubleshooting, and some junior level data administration in my first year. In the background, I will continue on my education and honing my technical skills in coding, network hardening, and overall technical knowledge. There are 2 motivations behind this: number one, I want to chase my passions without having to hate working for me to do so, and without having to worry about surviving (or relying on handouts to do so). Secondly, the quote "A jack of all trades, master of none. But certainly, it is better than a master of one" I find to be so inspiring when it comes to one's skill set. And should something be outside of my expertise, I'd like to expand my network so wide that I can connect to someone who knows.
Within the next 4 years from there, I will have relocated to a city where the demand for my skills are high in so I can guarantee myself some kind of income. I will have built my house from the ground up out in the countryside, all decked out with an pool to continue my training, a gym inside, a massive backyard to house not only the pool, but also some crops to grow food. I'd preferably like my house not to be too far from the city in the event my family and I need supplies,but if not that's okay. If I were to consider a vehicle at this time, I'd definitely go for an SUV style van such as a Nissan Kicks. It reminds me alot of how the Nissan Cube was, and with some added features! Hopefully those will be still be available to purchase by that time, but if not, I'd go for any kind of vehicle that has good space and a high MPG rate in the city. I will also be teaching myself and my family how to make our own products from scratch and of course support other small businesses that do the same thing! I intend to have at least 2 pets at my home, because why not 😆!
There's another quote that's been a driver for me in what I do, "You gotta do what you need to do so you can do what you want to do." Applying that to this, in order for me to truly chase some of dream projects like making my own games or my own anime, would feel so much easier to do once I've succeeded in achieving my career goals and checking off all my boxes. Those boxes are:have a roof over my head, my fridge and frezer are stocked, my bills are paid, my relationships are good,and I am at peace internally. Starting my journey toward this now while keeping my dreams alive, gives me hope that this will come to fruition for sure 🤙
Main Points
- Obtain more certifications
- Land a solid I.T. job and keep on gaining knowledge
- Build my dream house and start chasing some more of my passion projects
- Give back to the SOWELA community and beyond