Just Breathe

Something that I struggled with while as I was growing up and even now was dealing with the stress and pressure the world gave me to be successful. Social Media being a huge influence on my life definitely played a part as I seen content creators and musical artists at the age of 18 becoming millionaires. Platforms such as YouTube and Twitch ultimately accelerating the growth of these young creatives to the point where it seemed surreal at times.

Two years ago when I was 18 I made the conscious decision to not got to college and pursue a career in day trading and freelancing as I did not find the school life desirable. I wanted to be that one person in my family to be independent and break the formula of graduating from college and working a 9–5 till retirement. And as I previously stated, social media placed this naïve ideal into my young, impressionable mind. Not that I wasn’t to blame for thinking in such a manner but I definitely could have considered a more realistic approach.

I was employed at a Wendy’s for about a year and a half where I experienced all facets of the fast food industry. After long nights of closing the store and leaving at 3:00 in the morning I decided my time was up. Unfortunately, I may have left on a bittersweet note considering I did not notify any of my loyal coworkers that I would be leaving but I couldn’t bring myself to tell them the bad news. They taught me that even in the worst of situations we could smile and laugh.

Once I left I began indulging myself in the stock market and all things economics. After spending countless hours learning how to trade and studying charts I began making a good living for myself. And since I had plenty money saved from working at Wendy’s, I funded all my investment accounts with my own capital. However, after a few months or so, I wanted to do more. I really felt like I wasn’t tapping into my full potential and I had so much more to give the world. Something about me is that I don’t know how to JUST BREATHE.

Now here I am, involving myself in the freelance writing scene capitalizing off the thoughtfulness I had for literature in high school. Whether I go far or not is solely up to me and I’ve accepted that with open arms. While it has been difficult finding viable work I’ve refuse to give up and will continue pushing through as it’s the only thing I’ve really been doing up to this point.

But what feels different about this compared to the countless other skills and practices I experimented with is that this level of maturity I gained from my pass has evolved me. I guess I really started breathing again and man does it feel good. If you have any one in your personal life struggling with breathing as I just let them know that nothing is a competition and just go with the flow. A lot of things people don't actually realize is that we're all human and bleed the same blood and drink the same water. On this floating rock suspended in the middle of nowhere with no knowledge of anything outside of our space we only have once purpose, to live.

I understand people operate at different paces and that's perfectly normal but its also important to understand that you shouldn't attempt to adjust yourself to satisfy others' standards. You are your own individual with your own personality and ideas! I taught myself to be great and to be consistent to ultimately accomplish anything I set my mind too. Thank you for your time and remember to breathe!