I'm 28..Im single..Im fab..I think Im living the Carrie Bradshaw lifestyle in the Sex in the City series. At first glance, many people might easily want to trade their lives with mine..Why? Im earning way more than the average worker. Finally, I landed a job that allows me to do something I'm actually good at..The company I belong to just went public a few months ago, they awarded their employees with stock options, and my first dibs at the stock market produced me quite a handsome amount of money without me having to break any sweat. How awesome was that?
Well as they say, easy come, easy go..That was money I got for free; my company just so happened to be nice enough to endow something to their employees who stood by them from the ground up. I was one of those. Eversince getting that lumpsum, I partied..I partied..and partied some more..I went on shopping sprees and bought stuff I don't have a need for (which is so typical of me, only this time, it was blown way out of proportion)..Now, those things are just sitting in my closet or my desk, waiting to be put into good use (which I doubt that it'll be anytime soon). I had a very good two weeks, until one morning, I woke up and realized what a big dumbass I had been. The money I spent, which can equate to half a year of my salary was nearly all gone. That was when reality and guilt hit me. There I was partying and oblivious to the fact that Ive been dirt poor once before. It was not a good feeling. I deserved a break, yeah, but not over-indulge to the point of breaking. Too much of anything can't be that good. Right there and then, I made a pact with myself to salvage anything I can.
The following morning was the start of a new & reformed me..Im pretty happy..I made a few investments with what was left of my money. I decided to live my life in moderation..lessen my partying ways, scrimp sometimes on the things that I buy, especially the mundane ones. Give back (yeah, I know what you're thinking, this was too "ambassador-ial" for me; hehehe... ).
Sometimes, we all get too caught up with the happenings on our lives that we forget to be thankful for the things that really mattered. It took me a while to realize this, but improving for your own betterment is always a welcome change in anybody's life.
Be smart. Take control of your destiny. As Vince Lombardi once said "Your attitude determines your altitude".
