A Word of AdviceGood Morning Tee,Your word of advice is needed today. Ok everyday that I wake up I always say, dang you know what I would really like to wake up and start a day walking to my own place of business. Wow this is just about every person’s dream but not many can actually follow through with it. Only those determined and strong minded will succeed. Some even make it to their place of business but sometimes they crumble and fall. Do I really want to experience that?Like everyone I am terrified of failure what if I can’t DO IT. So I was thinking to myself I’m going to school to become a pharmacist did I dream about this when I was a lil girl HELL NO. I just went to school I thought to myself what profession in the health field makes a lot of money ok a nurse, nah a EMT, nah the physical therapist, nah bingo I got it! A pharmacist, hellz yeah they make a lot of money. I’m interested in learning about medicine even though I will not take a pill unless I’m in dying need. Ok I attend Miami Dade almost done with getting my AA. Oh my gosh classes are getting harder and harder is this something I really want to do?There’s that question again. Is it because I’m afraid I can’t do it so I just sometimes think about quitting. I always told my mama that I was going to take care of her when I become a pharmacist. Ok still I want my own business. Guess what Dianna loves hair and makeup. Why don’t you do hair?Cosmetology is something I always wanted to do. Heck I can perm Do my own hair. So I called Gina, Marie’s sister who is a beautician of course she was very positive if it’s something you really want to do you can really do it and make money. She said do it I will guide you and help you. But why am I so negative, can I accomplish what she has? What is my purpose GOD? I went to class yesterday and my head is racing I can’t think about what the professor is teaching, what a confused child I am. I told my mother I want to go to beauty school she’s like HELL NO WHAT ABOUT PHARMACY SCHOOL? There are too many beauticians that’s a slow business. You don’t know what you want to do with your life you can’t even finish PHARMACY school how you gonna start something else?KILL my spirit why don’t you! WHAT THE HECK SHOULD I DO THEN? I’m thinking about staying in pharmacy school because my goal is to be a successful black woman and take care of my mother when she’s older. I REPLIED:
OOH!

Good writing job!

Ok, listen up…

You will ONLY be your MOST SUCCESSFUL SELF if you are doing what you are passionate about! Dianna, I dont care how many figures a pharmacist makes, you will be miserable if that is the only reason you’re going down that path. The key to longevity and prosperity in the workplace is having a HEART for what you are doing.

You have already identified what you would love to do. Those thoughts of failure have to cease. If I doubted for one second that I would be a magnificent writer, I would have never made any moves toward it. Pursue that dream as if you KNOW it’s the only way you will succeed. Focus on that goal as if it is the KEY to life.

You want to take care of your Mama, and yes, that’s noble but toiling away at a job that you hate even if she is well taken care of is not the kind of sacrifice that you should make with your life when you have other options. She sacrificed for you so that you could do more than she did. She didn’t work all of those jobs and struggle with all of your siblings so that you can follow in her footsteps and do something you hate just for the money.

It’s time. Right now. You already have a mentor. You already have guidance and encouragement. All you have to do now is step out on faith. You know if I could I’d pay all of your bills and send you to cosmetology school. I believe in you that much. I know you’d be great!

At the end of your life, you will be able to smile with satisfaction knowing that you did something that most people are afraid to do, you followed your heart and made the most of the gift you were given. Dare to be unordinary. Do something different.

Love,

Ms. Tee

PS- I’m putting this on my blog- THANKS!