Writing...
Something that more than half of the world is doing this very second.
Writing was a hobby of mine when I was younger. However, I never thought that I would become the writer that I am today.
Although, I didn't start there. Initially, I started in another realm of art, music. I wanted to be a rapper. At 18 years old, I refused to be convinced of doing anything else.
Three years later, I lost interest in being the next hip-hop artist and shifted my focus to automotive technology. I started by working at Walmart as an automotive sales associate and service writer before studying it in college during the next year.
It looked like a cool thing to study in the beginning, but I was losing interest in learning about that too.
When I was a teenager, I remembered hearing an old adage repeated from many adults. "Finish what you started." So, that's what I did. Two years later, I got the degree even after losing total interest in becoming an automotive technician.
Today, I'm happier that I didn't continue on that path. With the advancement of artificial intelligence and robotics (i.e. driverless cars), I think the career of an automotive technician is coming to an end.
Today, I'm an author of two books and have written for many mainstream publications, including Entrepreneur Magazine, The Huffington Post, Fox News, and Inc. Magazine.
I got my first opportunity with Morgan James Publishing, which started with pitching an idea to an acquisition editor at a conference. Not one page of the book was written. I just had a idea.
A week later, I was offered a book contract from Morgan James Publishing. The deal gave me a lot of confidence because I doubt if I would have self-published my first book.
After signing the book contract, I thought that my life would be never the same. I imagined living a life like Jack Canfield, Les Brown, or Brian Tracy. I also thought that I could be living like Tony Robbins if I could keep the momentum going for 10 years.
Now, when I look back at those memories, it's hard to avoid laughing at myself.
If there's one thing that I can remember from psychology class, it's unconscious incompetence. "You don't know what you don't know." And I was strapped in for a wild ride, starting at Morgan James Publishing...