The Start of Something Big (cont)

So March was coming aka my birthday month. Now to clear up something very quickly, I am really not big about my bday. If I really had money to waste, then yea, I would care about throwing a big event, otherwise, I rather people just call me, hit me up any of the many ways there are now and days and simply say happy bday, and that would be enough. Rita had other plans, she wanted to have a get together with my friends and her friends. Sounds like a good idea to those whom may not know the situation. Neither of our friends talk, and from what I know most of her friends don't like me or my friends. My friends from school who she would invite don't live in the city and I'm not the type to ask them to travel for my bday and spend extra money on gas, hotel, partying and so forth, just for my bday. So this ended up being an issue that we eventually dealt with.
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So I ended up finding a job I was really interested in. It was entry level marketing with a structured plan that would eventually set you up to run your own office. While that sounded nice because it sounded like a business opportunity without the start up cost, other than hard work, I really was attracted to it due to the fact their main business was a concept of raising money for the D.A.R.E. program. I truly value that program because of the many things it helped me with as well as many other children. Entry level meant what it was, straight commission, and you gotta shine everyday or you aint getting paid. So I ended up starting there the week of my birthday and started out pretty well. First 2 to 3 weeks there I did a pretty good job, even took out some top producers in our March Madness competition. I was growing to like many of the individuals there and was also noticing things I may not have agreed with but as I like to say, just charged it to the game.
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So I made a few checks, caught up on a couple bills, and was looking to make it through this program as fast as possible. Birthday came and went, it was a simple time with my lady and she got me a nice gift that I still appreciate and that was that and was definitely enough for me. Somehow work became a battleground. Things I said I noticed that I didn't like were now working against me for reasons I was unaware of. However like I also said, you gotta just charge things to the game and make a decision. I chose to fight for something I believed in and this got me in trouble personally but no matter how dark things may get in life, people will always recognize the light that shines through you if you are truly a genuine person. So one thing led to another and after a short two months I was let go from a job where more people tend to actually quit before they are even fired. I still had many friends there who didn't agree with it and it opened a lot of people's eyes on the negative things about the people who ran the company. Either way, I didn't let it break my stride and actually was happy because the day I was let go was the same day as one of my friends graduation so I was happy that I could now attend. As I always say, everything happens for a reason.
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So it's now May and I make up my mind that I'm only going to search for management positions because I've proved to myself and others that I am qualified to run a store, manage many business operations as well as people, although I have not done it for an extended time period, I have done it, and done it successfully as well. I had a game plan and acted upon it. So shortly after being let go I acquired another job as an assistant manager and I was excited about learning new things. I had a plan on working as hard as it possibly took in the retail world to get to a certain level as fast as possible. I really liked retail simply because I like talking to people and meeting new people. So in a short times span I gained a lot of respect from my coworkers and was greatly admired by many customers. I had this down and was working on my next step, which was simply to find other means of income to occupy my free hours when I wasn't working.

So to reach back and just state some things that happened that I didn't want to fully dwell on for various reasons was this; In January I went on a business conference for 4 days in New Orleans that let me know that I have everything I need to be a successful leader, businessman, and inspiration to many others. In February I took Rita to see my family in Jamaica. I mainly went to handle some business stuff but of course we had fun and she got to see the real Jamaica, meet my brother (which no one gets to do) and not just tv/resort Jamaica. I had a lot on my plate and wasn't praying nor talking to God as much as I was previously. I also wasn't working out as much. As things started to happen more and more, I lost touch of the basic things I was doing to keep me on the right path. I was so busy with pushing for other things that I lost touch at times with doing first things first.

To be cont...