Keepin' The Faith

As a 10 year old my teacher gave the entire class an assignment to write a letter to yourself where you would describe where you think you would be in 10 years time. You could include any dreams and anticipation for the future; no one would read this letter but the writer himself. The whole point of this assignment was to envision your future, and by doing so increase the likelihood of your dreams coming true. I had completely forgotten the assignment up until last year when I went back to Sweden to visit my family. When I read the letter it literally gave me the chills. I had written that I thought I was going to be a student in New York, working with something that allowed me to travel all over the world, and have my own apartment. The last one was really important since I grew up in a small house with 4 siblings:/ I am now 22 and a student in New York, working at a job that includes traveling all over the world.

Now it's been almost 10 years since I wrote that letter, and since most of my dreams came true, I really believe in the power of vision. I have therefore always tried to have a clear vision over what the next step in life should be for me. The first vision continues on my last one as a 10 year old, to have my own apartment. I've been living with an American family for the last 4 years, and even though they are absolutely amazing, living on my own is a dream I very soon plan to realize.

The second vision I have for the future might sound trivial to those who are American born, but my vision is to get a Green Card so I can stay in this country even after my graduation. Since I don't have any relatives here or can apply for the Green Card in any other way right now, the only thing I can do is to join the "Diversification Lottery", and hope for the best. To stay in New York brings me to my third vision, which is to build up my career in business here. My goal is to work my way up to a position were I’d have the opportunity to keep traveling, and move around like I have been for the last 4 years. I'm majoring in Marketing and what I would like to do with that is to work with the restructuring and repositioning of different businesses. To help companies who are seeing declining profits to strengthen their position in the market, and increase profits.

To get to that position, my fourth vision is to get an internship this summer. Since I have a great passion for music (hip hop fans might have noticed I named my blog after a "The Beastie Boys" song, and this input after a "De La Soul" song), so I'd like to combine that passion with my interest in business by interning at the online music store "E-Music". Whether or not my dreams will come true after writing them down, only time will tell. But regardless if I end up where I wanted or somewhere else, I’m keepin’ the faith;).