A Speed Bump in My Journey.

[AnthonyK]

Hello Everyone

I am in university right now and before coming here, I had strong feelings of not wanting to. I didn't tell my parents, or challenge their arguments as I believed university at the time was the only path I could take and here I am, not enjoying my classes and the environment. What I am enjoying though is entrepreneurship and creating value via a business (I may sound vague in this, but I am making time everyday to put thought into it), as well as side hustles in terms of work experience - [I am currently getting more proficient at video editing and plan to create value with that over time]. I also realized the importance of self-education a while ago. I have been reading TMF and the personal MBA, as well as extending my curiousity to books that do with marketing and branding I want to get better at doing the right things while doing what it takes.


Now, here's the dilemma, or what it might look like once I explain it. I am taking a gap semester for this year in university (have already sorted it through), but I haven't told my parents that I have as I know they will not be understanding of it. My parents highly value my success in terms of finance and money and are very unfamiliar and unaccepting of the views which revolve around the fastlane so it isn't something I can do until without convincing them of it. I plan to use the gap semester to get more work experience, build on my business more, and truly move closer towards the realization of what it is I want to do with my life. There's also my consideration in getting a (physical) job, internship, and/or work experience (now and/or during the gap semester). Thing is, I haven't been attending a significant amount of my classes, investing all of my time into this and exploring other possibilities. I do not intend to return - I plan to drop out (withdraw my classes) during the gap semester as dropping out right now would risk me getting "asked" to move out by my parents (A.K.A kicked out). This is a fear I hold strongly, and upon a lot of evaluation, I strongly believe it is a possibility considering where I am right now. Even my siblings do not know my decision I have reason to believe they won't believe me, and/or support me, though I am willing to try to get them on my side prior to telling my parents.


What do you think about my approach going forward? What do you think I'm doing right, or wrong, and is there any place you feel I should really be paying attention to? Any insights you have helps - Thanks for reading and I'm eager to hear your perspective.

 

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Jimmu Iwiszupi

O en op apowistovz sohjv pux epf cigusi dunoph jisi, O jef tvsuph giimopht ug puv xepvoph vu. O fofp'v vimm nz qesipvt, us djemmiphi vjios eshanipvt et O cimoiwif apowistovz ev vji voni xet vji upmz qevj O duamf veli epf jisi O en, puv ipkuzoph nz dmettit epf vji ipwosupnipv. Xjev O en ipkuzoph vjuahj ot ipvsiqsipiastjoq epf dsievoph wemai woe e catopitt (O nez tuapf wehai op vjot, cav O en neloph voni iwiszfez vu qav vjuahjv opvu ov), et ximm et tofi jatvmit op visnt ug xusl iyqisoipdi - [I am currently getting more proficient at video editing and plan to create value with that over time]. O emtu siemobif vji onqusvepdi ug timg-ifadevoup e xjomi ehu. O jewi ciip siefoph VNG epf vji qistupem NCE, et ximm et iyvipfoph nz dasouatovz vu cuult vjev fu xovj neslivoph epf csepfoph O xepv vu hiv civvis ev fuoph vji sohjv vjopht xjomi fuoph xjev ov velit.


Pux, jisi't vji fominne, us xjev ov nohjv muul moli updi O iyqmeop ov. O en veloph e heq tinitvis gus vjot zies op apowistovz (jewi emsiefz tusvif ov vjsuahj), cav O jewip'v vumf nz qesipvt vjev O jewi et O lpux vjiz xomm puv ci apfistvepfoph ug ov. Nz qesipvt johjmz wemai nz tadditt op visnt ug gopepdi epf nupiz epf esi wisz apgenomoes epf apeddiqvoph ug vji woixt xjodj siwumwi esuapf vji getvmepi tu ov otp'v tunivjoph O dep fu apvom xovjuav dupwopdoph vjin ug ov. O qmep vu ati vji heq tinitvis vu hiv nusi xusl iyqisoipdi, caomf up nz catopitt nusi, epf vsamz nuwi dmutis vuxesft vji siemobevoup ug xjev ov ot O xepv vu fu xovj nz mogi. Vjisi't emtu nz duptofisevoup op hivvoph e (qjztodem) kuc, opvisptjoq, epf/us xusl iyqisoipdi (pux epf/us fasoph vji heq tinitvis). Vjoph ot, O jewip'v ciip evvipfoph e tohpogodepv enuapv ug nz dmettit, opwitvoph emm ug nz voni opvu vjot epf iyqmusoph uvjis quttocomovoit. O fu puv opvipf vu sivasp - O qmep vu fsuq uav (xovjfsex nz dmettit) fasoph vji heq tinitvis et fsuqqoph uav sohjv pux xuamf sotl ni hivvoph "etlif" vu nuwi uav cz nz qesipvt (E.L.E lodlif uav). Vjot ot e gies O jumf tvsuphmz, epf aqup e muv ug iwemaevoup, O tvsuphmz cimoiwi ov ot e quttocomovz duptofisoph xjisi O en sohjv pux. Iwip nz tocmopht fu puv lpux nz fidotoup O jewi sietup vu cimoiwi vjiz xup'v cimoiwi ni, epf/us taqqusv ni, vjuahj O en xommoph vu vsz vu hiv vjin up nz tofi qsous vu vimmoph nz qesipvt.


Xjev fu zua vjopl ecuav nz eqqsuedj huoph gusxesf? Xjev fu zua vjopl O'n fuoph sohjv, us xsuph, epf ot vjisi epz qmedi zua giim O tjuamf siemmz ci qezoph evvipvoup vu? Epz optohjvt zua jewi jimqt - Vjeplt gus siefoph epf O'n iehis vu jies zuas qistqidvowi.

Jo Epvjupz, O en op e wisz tonomes tovaevoup! Vji citv O dep sidunnipf ot vu gopf e xez vu miwisehi zuastimg up zuas uxp xovjuav vji ettotvepdi ug zuas qesipvt. Xjip O fidofif vu fsuq uav, nz qesipvt vjsievipif vu veli exez iwiszvjoph gsun ni. Howip vjev O xet tvafzoph ecsuef vjot xet raovi tdesz et O xuamf ci migv uav op vji xomf vu gipf gus nztimg. Emvjuahj e noponan xehi kuc nohjv puv qav e suug uwis zuas jief, vsz vu gopf e gsoipf us tunivjoph vjev emmuxt zua vu jewi gamm dupvsum ug zuas mogi.

O tez vjot cideati gsun xjev O dep vimm zuas qesipvt esi qmezoph e meshi sumi op vjot sohjv pux. Og zuas upmz gies ot foteqqsuwem, miv hu ug ov. O vuu jef vu gedi sikidvoup, iwip gsun vjuti O muwi nutv. Dupwopdoph vjin ot apmolimz, sinincis vjev vjiti qiuqmi esi vjsii vonit zuas ehi xjodj niept vjiz'wi jef vjev nadj nusi voni vu ettisv vjios cimoigt iwip og opwemof vu zua.