How I Transformed My Life
From rock-bottom to a decent normal life
If you're feeling down and miserable about yourself then you're not alone on that. Believe me when I tell you that I once hit rock-bottom early in life when I've given into temptations with no direction in life or whatsoever. All I really liked to do from age 13-20 was play video games, hang out with friends, party, try new things, give in to peer pressure and just have fun without the thought of the future. Let's just say I wasn't the brightest kid around as I didn't even graduate high school but managed to get my GED so I could start working in entry level jobs immediately. And where did that lead me? I'd say it made me earn hard-work experience and some money but not the kind of life I really wanted. So I had to keep improving myself through self-education and college education. I've been learning mushroom cultivation in 2012 & foraging in 2016 because I've always wondered & been fascinated by the mushroom life cycle since I was a kid. I've even attended seminars hosted by experts such as Tellur Fenner and Paul Stamets & bought some of Paul Stamets books such as Growing Gourmet & Medicinal Mushrooms, Mycelium Running & David Arora's books such as All That The Rain Promises, Mushroom Demystified & from time to time looking up more information from the internet so I can learn more. Other than that, I was always fat and out of shape from when I was a little kid until right around the age of 13-14 when I've lost a lot of weight during puberty then started gaining weight again and was at the worse shape of my life by the age of 20. The fact that I have an endomorph body type didn't help. I've managed to overcome obesity by exercising regularly using apps such as daily yoga, ThenX, bodyspace or google/youtube, watching my calories/macronutrients/micronutrients with the help of myfitnesspal app, making sure I drink good amounts of water & sleep atleast 8 hours a day. It took me at least a year to learn discipline, to self motivate & dedicate myself to fitness & health back in 2014. That was the year that changed my mind, body and spirit. I've been able to manage my weight until today. Furthermore, I've attained my CNA or Certified Nursing Assistant with Medical Careers College in 2012 and didn't start working in the field until right around 2013. I've dealt with the elderly, middle ages and adolescence with various healthcare issues. I'd say I liked mental health the most because it was such a fulfilling duty to be able to make a difference in other people's lives by just being their companion. Then in 2015 I decided to further my studies in healthcare by getting my Pharmacy Technician License with Unitek and worked in the field for about a year which is where I've met my wife who is a Pharmacist. After getting fed up by so many rude customers I decided to go back to college and pursue the creative field which I'm passionate of & due to the fact that I've always been somewhat artistic since I was little when I used to draw dragon ball Z characters on a piece of white paper. I've finally attained my Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia Design/Graphics & Web Development in 2020 after 3 years of online school with Devry University. I'm also learning more about investing in stocks, crypto and other ways to make passive income and I've only been doing this since April 2021.
I'd say I'm thankful for wife, my little baby boy who is almost 1 year old on September 5, 2021, my mother, father, brother, grandma, some of my remaining reliable friends who are like family to me and professional connections. I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for you all. You all complete me for the human-being I am today so for that I'm truly grateful. Godbless us all!
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