I just wanna be successful.

I talked a fellow employee of mine today, a gentleman in his mid 60's. He has worked at Officemax for 20 years... I began to think, " wow he has spent over a quarter of his lifetime working in this store." Everyone knows the saying "you only live once" and i began to think what if that was me? Now I can not judge the man, I'm sure that he is more than happy and content with his life, but it made me realize that I...want more than that for my lifetime.

So as i slowly made my way through another day at the Max, i began to ask myself. How? How will I be able to look back on my lifetime and smile with satisfaction? Theoretically speaking, anyone determined enough can go to school and get a degree, but I wanted to know how I can go beyond that. I believe i found away to go beyond just obtaining that piece of paper. A simple quote that read "Take pride in everything you do." Meaning no matter what it is you do, you should do it to the best of your ability. If you flip burgers, then you should aim to be the best burger flipper the world has ever seen. If you do that then, that extra determination will push you farther than any degree ever could.

I have big, and i mean big dreams for myself. I don't wanna be famous for the money and the luxury, I just want to be remembered as a person who gave his all at what he did. A person who made a difference...


Goodnight.