...that at 57 I would be working as a graphic designer for the local newspaper...not me. I had even been a paperboy. I had different aspirations growing up, from working in zoology, architecture, teaching history, to being a restaurant owner. The US government threw me a loop in October of 1972... I was drafted, joined the USAF the next day and shipped out to San Antonio on Dec. 7th. My day of infamy. It changed my whole life...I really had no idea what I was going to do with my life when I graduated...well, an idea...but how was a big factor. This way I had a few years to figure it out and get paid for school on the old GI Bill when I got out, if that was my decision...and almost 4 years later it was...now what? 1976....lot going on...school in 77...so what does this have to do with anything....do not let circumstances dictate who or what you will become... Make a plan now...most LDS young men know that at 19 they will serve a mission for Jesus Christ. So, do you have any idea what happens after that? School, marriage, family, career of making ends meet and finding happiness at the same time.....try to look at the future and envision your life...make the happiness available, have a career that will provide a living for your family comfortably and able to have time to spend with them. So look at what you really enjoy in life now...build upon it, make your dreams happen and don't let others control your destiny. As for me, I do love what I do...nothing like working in a creative advertising atmosphere and making a living at it. I am truly blessed, and circumstances that were beyond my control had a lot to do with it, up to a certain point.... So get it in gear! Living your "dream"? Tell us your story...
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