There's a social life you have to keep up with, along with working a job, and maybe overtime if you're an overachiever. Let's not forget college deadlines.
All the projects, homework, essays, presentations, along with the unfortunate 9AM lectures that coffee can't even cheer you up the least bit.
There have probably been times where you feel like dropping out or you may feel as if you were a car and the engine won't start.
I've been there.
Whether you are majoring to be a business person, a writer, a nurse, an engineer, a teacher. You are not only working for yourself, you are working for the good of the world.
With every math problem you struggle with, you are on your way to becoming a nurse who is saving the lives of people in danger.
With every speech lecture, you are learning how to convince a crowd of individuals who can start a peaceful revolution and change the world.
All the essays you struggle with, are preparing you to becoming the best writer you can be and perhaps creating one of New York Times' Best Sellers.
Even though in college, we are forced to take courses that may not correspond with our area of concentration, it is still mandatory for you to fulfill in order to aid you into your destination.
Our journeys through college may be similar to that of a plane ride. We take off to our destination. Once we are flying we know we get closer and closer to where we want to be.
Even if we look out the window and feel like we are not moving. But in reality, we are.
Instead of looking at your college journey as a martyrdom, think of it as a stepping stone in life. Be thankful that you are being provided an education, when there are great minds out there whose economic situation is impeding their dreams.
Also, there is nothing wrong with not knowing what you want to do.
But if you are passionate about something, follow your gut. Even if your profession isn't going to give you a millionaire's salary, it is a joy to work doing what you love than working in a place you hate.
I get it is frustrating. But relax, take a deep breath, and remember why you began in the first place.
This is your journey, nobody else's. So choose the story you want to write and make it beautiful.
I believe in you, in every one who is reading this. I may not know you, but I am proud of you.
Wake up in the morning with a positive attitude, and hustle like the boss that you are.
Just know that in ten years, you can be changing the world. With every word you write, every word you say, every IV you change, and every crowd you convince.
If you feel uncomfortable, that means you are changing. Changing is not always a bad thing, but it is a learning process.
Let the dirt thrown at you make you blossom into the beautiful flower that you are.
You got this.
