Here’s to being a Goal Digger!

Hi all, I have had the opportunity to sit down and really look life in the face the last few days. I started asking myself questions like: “What do I want to do with my life?” “Can I find a career that I actually enjoy?” “What is it going to take to be the women I want to be?” and most importantly “What is it going to take to accomplish all of the above?”

For those of you who may not know I am currently a pharmacy technician. I have been in the field of pharmacy for a little over three years. I really do enjoy a lot of aspects of my job. It’s fast paced, there is always something new to learn, and most of all I love that I am helping people. However, I find myself thinking bigger all of the time.

When I graduated high school I had my eyes set on being a nurse. Got accepted into school, went on a tour, and had one person tell me that were not sure that I could do it. So, I didn’t. I got into another school and wanted to be a physical therapist assistant. I was eighteen and college was new to me. Couple weeks in it got hard and again the same person told me they didn’t think I could complete it so the next day I went in and changed my major. I ended up getting an associates degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Penn State. Now, this isn’t the worst thing ever. I finished. I got a degree. Now I was ready for the world right? Wrong. In the back of my mind nursing was always there like a haunting soul. It’s always been my dream and now at 24 I am here trying to pursue it. I do think I could have done it at eighteen, but to be honest with you I am much more focused and mature now so I am more than ready.

When I start thinking about goals and things I want to accomplish it gets a little scary. Like anyone I am sure I start to doubt myself. The first question that always comes to mind is “Can I do this?” I simply started telling myself yes. It may not look perfect and it may not be completed by tomorrow but you CAN do it. You actually can do anything that you set your mind to do. It also helps that over the years I have gotten rid of a lot of dead weight. The people that I spend my time with are the most supportive caring people I know. I tell them any one of my crazy goals and the first response from any of them is “I know you can do it.” It helps to believe in yourself but it really helps to have others around you that do also. I don’t have the people looking at me when I am experiencing self doubt and agreeing. I have people standing there with me ready to fight that self doubt away.

I am more focused than ever now. I have narrowed my goals down to the most important ones, and have listed them like that. I hope I can come back to this post and cross off every single one of them.

 

Goals

1. Become a Registered Nurse
2. Move to Columbus, OH or somewhere far away from Mercer County
3. Set and Crush all fitness related goals
4. Make a positive impact on at least one person every month
5. Have a meaningful relationship with God
6. SELF LOVE
7. Live a life full of positivity and meaningful interactions
8. Get so fit that some type of fitness brand wants to sponsor me

 

Those are the eight that I have come up with so far. I am sure I will have more to add or even tweak the ones I already have a bit to match what actually happens in reality. I am excited to have a place where I can go and share my thoughts, goals, and dreams. I am excited to share with you all as I begin to take on numbers one through eight as hard as I can.

Thanks for reading and sharing in my journey

Love always,

Kathryn