Wow ... inspiring story. Maybe I'll have a good story like that in 10 years. Give me a decade to live awesomely like you first
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What one thing about you has changed most in the last ten years?
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Wow ... inspiring story. Maybe I'll have a good story like that in 10 years. Give me a decade to live awesomely like you first
I was pretty much the same about 3-4 years ago. Now I'm studying music technology and working in various studio's and writing music for various local films.
So thinking about it, from a greasy kid to someone earning a nice living off music, I'd like to think I've done well.
I was young, free, hopeful and spontaneous.
I am on my way now to becoming that old bitter man unless...
I am on my way now to becoming that old bitter man unless...
At 19 - Another skater here, never lived outside my home country, fit and thin, baggy pants, overconfident, very sociable always clubbing and partying, smoked, did drugs, jumped girlfriends a lot, felt like the centre of the universe and always happy, not interested in money or finances, not interested in chavvy things like cars. Short hair. Tongue pierced, ears pierced.
At 29 - Now.. law grad, lived in several countries, rarely go out, run my own business, usually grumpy, distrust people, always painfully watching what I eat as I put on belly fat easy, understanding and sympathetic of foreigners and their cultures.. generally feel unsettled, stressed out and unhappy, have a long time girlfriend, and no desire to cheat or look elsewhere - strong desire to be rich and move country. Love cars and aspire to track race at weekends when I make more money. Long hair. No piercings.
At 29 - Now.. law grad, lived in several countries, rarely go out, run my own business, usually grumpy, distrust people, always painfully watching what I eat as I put on belly fat easy, understanding and sympathetic of foreigners and their cultures.. generally feel unsettled, stressed out and unhappy, have a long time girlfriend, and no desire to cheat or look elsewhere - strong desire to be rich and move country. Love cars and aspire to track race at weekends when I make more money. Long hair. No piercings.
I am almost a completely different person than I was 10 years ago. And I much prefer myself now.
10 years ago, I had ZERO self confidence in social situations, would fall in love with any girl who even said hi to me, was completely over-zealous about my work to the point of pissing off those who worked with or for me, and was just generally a pretty sad individual. It didn't help that the company I was working for, which was a touring family-entertainment company, was mostly staffed by highly egotistical, but not very highly skilled, 18-21 year olds. Most of them had two objectives - get drunk and score with chicks. I was there to put on a good show and do things right...so we clashed a lot. It didn't help that I had been incredibly socially awkward since early high school. So I had very few friends.
Then I left the company I was working for at the time, and joined a new company. It was like night and day. Same type of work, but I went from working with people who clashed with me all the time over my desire to put on a good show, and their desire to just get a paycheck that would buy them more beer; to working with all people who generally wanted to do a good job and work together. But on the flip side, they could still have a good time when not at work. A VERY good time. I learned more about myself, and changed more, in that year and a half, than I had in my whole life.
I am now much more confident, but not near the level of being cocky or arrogant. I still couldn't just walk up to a girl and just start chatting her up, but at least I could hold a conversation if the moment presented itself (of course, I'm married now, so...). I am still dedicated to perfection at my work, but I know when to let things slide and move on...and I get along with pretty much everyone I work with nowadays.
I never have, and still don't, give a crap about exercise and being fit and trim and body building. That will probably never change.
My music tastes have stayed similar since about 1998 but evolved to the point that I know now exactly what I like.
So yeah, I'm quite a different person now. And much happier than I was then.
10 years ago, I had ZERO self confidence in social situations, would fall in love with any girl who even said hi to me, was completely over-zealous about my work to the point of pissing off those who worked with or for me, and was just generally a pretty sad individual. It didn't help that the company I was working for, which was a touring family-entertainment company, was mostly staffed by highly egotistical, but not very highly skilled, 18-21 year olds. Most of them had two objectives - get drunk and score with chicks. I was there to put on a good show and do things right...so we clashed a lot. It didn't help that I had been incredibly socially awkward since early high school. So I had very few friends.
Then I left the company I was working for at the time, and joined a new company. It was like night and day. Same type of work, but I went from working with people who clashed with me all the time over my desire to put on a good show, and their desire to just get a paycheck that would buy them more beer; to working with all people who generally wanted to do a good job and work together. But on the flip side, they could still have a good time when not at work. A VERY good time. I learned more about myself, and changed more, in that year and a half, than I had in my whole life.
I am now much more confident, but not near the level of being cocky or arrogant. I still couldn't just walk up to a girl and just start chatting her up, but at least I could hold a conversation if the moment presented itself (of course, I'm married now, so...). I am still dedicated to perfection at my work, but I know when to let things slide and move on...and I get along with pretty much everyone I work with nowadays.
I never have, and still don't, give a crap about exercise and being fit and trim and body building. That will probably never change.
My music tastes have stayed similar since about 1998 but evolved to the point that I know now exactly what I like.
So yeah, I'm quite a different person now. And much happier than I was then.
