GOAL: TO PURSUE A PASSION

We all want something. That's why we save up. Most of them are material things, because it is a medium for our happiness. While some people save up for big ticket items  like car and their house's downpayment, some save up for material things, like the newest  iphone5 or for ladies, a new designer bag. I, on the other hand, have on thing in mind : invest on yourself. I have been thinking so hard on my 'invest on yourself' goal. It was just not so long ago that someone taught me to save up for the rainy days. It is such a shame that I've been working for 4 years now and yet I don't even have a penny to my name. I used to think that I'll start saving when I meet Mr. Right for me, and together, we'll save up for 'our' future. I wanted to enjoy my salary since I don't have kids to support yet and buy the things that I love since college but don't have the means to because my parents could not afford buying for me when they have to pay for my tuition. And now, at 25 and in months' time I'll be 26 (Gah. I'm getting old.) and still has not met the one, I'm getting kinda scared for myself. I have been so enamored with my state, I forgot how is it going to be in the future.  It is true, time passes by so quickly, and I learned that if only I did get myself a car on my first year at work, 2 years more and I will have no problems on saving up again not to mention that I could have been going home everyday and not staying in the dorm with a humble rental of Php5,500/month across the office where there's no life aside from internet and batchmates who also have lives of their own.  What if I get to meet him later in my life? Or worse, what if I would really end up alone? What's going to happen to me? Time waits for no one.

I wanted to step up the ladder in my career and go international.  But sometimes, the things that you want are not what God has planned for you. I should, with all my heart learn and accept that His plans are better than my dreams. But life doesn't wait for me to get on my feet. I wanted to move, do something with my life other than this job. I know I wanted to be here in the first place, but I wanted to be more than this. Learn something. Feel like a student.  I started reading books again. I started to practice writing again which I do by blogging at least twice a week. I wanted something more. I remember saying to my friends that I wanted to go International and save a lot of moolah to become a pilot. Actually, men's jobs really interest me. Engineering, Aviation, even Welding! :D haha! But since, going into really 'flying' the aircraft will mean 4 million pesos out of my pocket, or 2M if I get a scholarship, I still wouldn't know where in the heavens will I get that amount. So after all the thinking and brainstorming with myself, and reading the Happiness Project for that matter, I came up with the decision to pursue a passion. A passion, according to the book, must actually be the one that you wanted back when you were a kid. I remember, I used to be in my Aunt Lydia's room while she was dressing up to go to school (she's a teacher). I was 6 or 7 then and I would try her make up on when she's gone.  I would look at her with enthusiasm while telling her to leave her make ups and jewelries to me when she gets old. Today, I still get excited doing my own make up but I'm happier doing my friend's make up and hair (even if it means just curling it). I'm happy seeing them looking better and  thanking me for a job well done. I still have the same look since childhood whenever I see someone putting on some make up. My mouth open, and my eyes eyeing eagerly on the subject. I get excited when I see make ups not because I want to wear it myself but would want to use it for other people. 

Friends are telling me that I'm slowly becoming an entrepreneur since I'm venturing on selling items. Not that I have charisma on selling because I just hand the items over to my friends and they sell it themselves. Not that  I get a lot from it. It's just that I wanted to save up money because I have a goal that I'm still trying to figure out. So I figured, really- I want to do make up. I have long wanted this. 

So now, I have a goal two goals. NUMBER ONE, IS TO GET MYSELF A COMPLETE MAKE UP BRUSH SET. AND SECOND,  TO GET IN TO A MAKE UP SCHOOL. 

I included the first as a goal because it's actually more expensive buying it than the make up school's tuition. So, definitely will be selling more items to my friends. I will have to learn some selling skills myself. :)

How about you, do you have a passion? Then start doing it. It's never too late until it's too late. Remember, time waits for no one. :)

xoxo, 

Mae

By the way, I was thinking if I'm going to buy this. It will only be available for the next 9 hours so I have to decide if I'm gonna get it. I've done research on the school and it's quite a good one. What do you think? Is it a modest splurge?
http://www.beeconomic.com.ph/deals/metro_manila/HD-Makeup-Studio-and-Academy/716171496