Maddox Garetti, Period 7, 9/27/21

 Maddox Garetti

7th Period

9/27/21

At this current point in time, what specific goal(s) do you have for yourself? Why?

At this current point in time, my specific goals revolve around preparing for the future: for my future.  I have begun to dive deeper into becoming “college-ready” in regards to requirements like the common application, writing supplements, portfolios, and other items of necessity.  The largest goal I have at this moment in time is getting a personal endeavor of mine up and running, more specifically a business of mine.  There are a plethora of factors that will play into my business, which is essentially the automation of content creation, not only working but being self-sufficient and a source of passive income, with things like the hiring process and the work my employees create.  I’m in the early stage of it all, although this is most definitely the point at which I need the most resilience.

How do you demonstrate resilience towards achieving this goal? (or these goals?)

The most effective way to power through the lack of motivation I sometimes have is to get myself back on my schedule.  I frequent the gym after school with my cousin who just finished his final year of college and not only does the exhilaration and satisfaction I receive from the workouts motivate me to keep pushing myself, but our conversations to and fro always involve me keeping him updated on how my business is going.  I know already, that lacking those updates and having zero answers for someone who I look up to, I would most definitely feel an awful lot of guilt for not keeping up with my endeavors.  Not only does this help with my proactivity in my business but it also helps me stay on top of my college applications because those are also a frequent topic of conversation.

How does the world around you affect your perception of this goal? (or these goals?)

My mentor, who is nineteen years old, makes over $40,000 a month.  With no 9-to-5, just his business that he built from the ground up, he rakes in numbers that some people never do in an entire year.  The world around me affects my perception of this goal in both positive and negative manners.  In regards to the former of the two, there are countless, countless, countless examples of success without your traditional 9-to-5 at essentially any age, which shows that what I have in mind for my future is most definitely possible.  However, I’ve heard from multiple people that these sources of income are “unsustainable” and essentially “only seen on TV.”  My mentor is two years older than me and we went to the same middle school.  No matter what I’m told, nor who it’s told by, my drive is not affected by the world around me.