I started off by eliminating a 9-5, I know everyone says that but I honestly believe that I would kill myself if I ended up pushing papers for a major corporation, its just not for me. That was the main reason I switched majors from business to engineering, corporations just aren't the destination I'm looking for in life.
So I picked engineering because I was good at physics in high school and I enjoy watching shows like "Megastructures" on the discovery channel and when I read on the plane I read car magazines such as "four wheeler", an magazine dedicated to off roading vehicles.
"Hey, maybe I'll do that, build cars for the rest of my life." But I thought about it and the fact is that I like reading those magazines because I want those cars for myself. I would have a difficult time putting my heart and soul into a car just to turn around and sell it. Custom car fabrication might be a hobby of mine later in life but not a job so I moved on to some different ideas.
I talked about it with my dad over fall break and he stated a very simple question that completely changed the way I looked at my future life. He asked me "what do you enjoy the most in your life?" I thought about it and I stated the most obvious answer I could think of, "I enjoy spending time with my family and friends." So he said, "what's something you can do that makes you money while being with friends and family?"
I couldn't answer that question fast, so I took some time to think it over. However, by the time fall break was drawing to a close I came up with it, I'm going to open a bar. It's the perfect solution. My mom can cook, my dad runs his own business already so he can help with the books, and my friends and I could run the bar ourselves. I would have no problem waking up if all I had to do during the day was hang out with my friends while serving drinks and food all while meeting new people and hearing their stories, its sounds like a great life to me, and the best part about it is I can be my own boss which has always been my dream job.
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Sounds like a fun job--but also a lot of work and preparation. Two friends of mine opened a bar together in North Texas for the college students, and it was so successful that they've opened a second bar.I'd suggest you choose a location that has a large clientèle--a college town is a great location.
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