Living in the moment

A lot of students have the perception that they must do whatever they can now and work hard to be able to achieve whatever goals that they want to achieve in the future. This includes being able to attend whatever college they want or to obtain their ideal profession. But to achieve, students spend years of their life solely dedicated to school in their attempts to follow their goals in the stereotypical path of success. This is comprised of going to a good high school, doing well, then going to a good college, and doing well, and from there attempting to get a good and well-paying job that they enjoy.

While this path is successful for some, for others it isn’t as successful as they would have liked. Yet we see that there are always those outliers that don’t follow the stereotypical path to success, and succeed nonetheless. An example that I always use to justify my perspective is my cousin Charlie. Charlie was born in Houston and attended Episcopal High School. However Charlie wasn’t the most intelligent kid class, he wasn’t the most athletic kid in his class, but he lived in the moment and enjoyed life. And so when it was his time to go to college, his desire to go to California took him to the small Loyola Marymount University for his Bachelors. Next he was able to pick up his Masters at Columbia University after being accepted due to a very successful interview.  It was from there that Charlie was able to open a charming multimillion dollar accessories store that began in Houston, and is now spread across the entire United States.

The point behind this is that Charlie was able to be successful while not following the stereotypical road to success, but most importantly, he lived in the moment.