Monday, January 23, 2012

Erin Erwin's 15year life game plan

 Recently, I have felt that I have been slacking off on my 5 year plan. It has been heavy on my mind and I tried to think of anyway I can push myself to get back into it. So, I came up with a 15 year life game plan. I have sucessfuly mapped out the next 15 years of my life; Starting with 2012. To keep myself on that track, I have even written it out on poster board.
The sticky notes around it are to-do lists, success quotes, and a calender. You can't see it but I have written ( in pencil because i might need to change or add things) in every year from now, until 2026 ( three years into working for google) I have the rest of this year, all of high school, and collage until I get my doctorate at 26 ( maybe earlier, Im looking to graduate highschool a year earlier anyways) I have written in all of the classes I need to take, including 3 different languages(4 years for each). This may seem a little crazy, but I think it was a good idea to go ahead and map out an outline of my life for the next 15 years.
     I placed this map ( as you can see) on my wall. I hung it over the head of my bed so I see it every time I enter the room, or sit on my bed. I did this because I think that if i look at it enough it will help give me the drive I need to buckle down and get things done. I am very proud of my map.
      There are so many things in each slot, for each year, I almost ran out of room. My map gets more shallow and obvious when it reaches about 2017 because once I am into Harvard, I'm not sure what exactly I will need in order to get a job at google. I am doing my research now though.
    I know that it will be a lot of hard work and unpleasant work too, but I am willing to do that in order to be successful in my life. I don't want to end up like many people who don't get a proper education to get a proper job.
      Lastly, I apologize for not updating my blog as much, but one of my things I need to get are writing scholarships and awards. So I figure blogging can help my skills. I dont really care if my usual 2 people read this anymore ( I dont expect you to anymore anyways) but I'm still going to update it for the sake of improving my writing skills.