he past few months have been filled with excitement mostly due to Mint.com launching, meeting new friends, traveling, and just enjoying life overall. But despite all the success, and exhilaration I find myself wanting more challenges. I love engineering and what I do. But something in me craves a new obstacle to conquer or to go through some sort of change.
When I was around 10 my dad told me, “if you’re this way now, you’ll never be satisfied in life.” He was probably referring to a present he bought me or something he did that didn’t quite satisfy my desires. Looking back I realize he was 100% correct, and prophetic. I’m not satisfied with my life, and I don’t think I ever have been – I am proud of my accomplishments and generally happy. But, I’ve always and will always be demanding of myself and of others. I want to know more, and grow each day.
I do have times when I get stuck in a routine, or become a lazy. Much like I have with my blog… I realized its been far too long, and I’m almost embarrassed to admit how long its been since I wrote an entry. But I assure you I will make it a point to put out more content and regularly.
Why the sudden change of heart? I recently received a comment from a young girl on my blog in response to “Lifestyles of the Girly and Geeky”. The tone of her comment was all-too familiar to me. It reminded me of myself a when I was wrangling between the decision of going into engineering school or just sticking it out with economics and becoming a lawyer. It was a tough decision, and the years of work that accompanied it were even harder. Sometimes I felt lonely, overworked, unappreciated, but I got through it. When I read Tasha’s comment all those memories resurfaced, and I remembered how I had wished, at the time, that someone could empathize with me.
So here’s to continuing the tradition of seeking excellence, and fighting complacency through my writing and blogging!
