Gumpshun

I'm not used to this whole "having a lot of time on my hands" thing. Granted, I will regret this statement come the beginning of Fall semester, but to go from four classes and three jobs, to no classes and one part-time job is driving me nuts. And the sad thing is, having a car would not help with my boredom. Where would I go? Who would I see?

For the most part, I feel that I've tapped into everything Ann Arbor, Detroit, metro Detroit...sheesh, MICHIGAN has to offer. That's why I crack up at the "Visit Michigan" commercials. Portraying the state as this fun-fun getaway with casinos, beaches, kayaking, and birds that perch on your shoulder while you walk through the forest--



Ignore my cynicism. It really is a great campaign. Honestly. Just another rant from someone who's a Michigan native, and is unable to see Michigan through the eyes of a tourist.

ANYWAY, I love to set goals, and I'm even more ecstatic when I achieve them. So far, I'm on the right path, but I feel I've failed myself in one area thus far. I once had aspirations to be an entrepreneur. It was something that stemmed from reading stories on Berry Gordy, Madame C.J. Walker, and Bill Gates. It essentially was one of the driving factors that made me want to be a business major- well, that and money- and an outlet I wanted to use to provide financial support to my family. I wish I had access to my old library records in Dearborn, Southfield, even Ann Arbor. I checked out countless books on entrepreneurship, "100 Best Businesses to Start"-like books, and even Motley Fool's books on investing (should I earn massive amounts of money from the my business..... -______-)

Yet, I could never find The One. No, not a man (*rolls eyes*) but the right idea. When I read books on businesses to start, they gave the usual suggestions:

- Clothing Store
- Landscape Company
- Professional Organizer/Assistant
- eBay Seller
- Avon Rep (o_o)
- House Sitter (o_O)
- Pet Sitter (O__O)

And the kicker is, people continued to publish books with these same jobs EACH YEAR. They'd appear in the Best Businesses for 2001 edition, the 2003 edition, 2007 edition, so on, and so on. As if our economy is stagnant, and world doesn't evolve. I believe I gave up on those books by the 2005 edition. What were my chances of becoming a millionaire as a PET. SITTER.



So here it is 2011. I'm still young, healthy, and ambitious, but the disappointment comes in because I'm not where I want to be in regards to owning and operating a company. At 12, the goal was to have a company by 13. At 13, it changed to 16, and by 16, it changed to 21. However, I still have yet to find The One and I refuse to put money and time into a business simply because a book or magazine says it's "what's hot for 2011." Maybe in this free time I'll find what it is I'm looking for. If not, then so be it. I need to practice patience.