Postal Letter

I want to be a successful business person. I'm 23yo with no guidence?

Ever since 16 I've worked these jobs at places like mcdonald's, best buy, sears, lowes, home depot, a bank, costco auto program and was dismissed from them all becuase I didn't play the politic game well. I didn't become friends with the managers so i was fired for excuses like selling something to the wrong person (1st time offense). I work at fedex, ymca, and foreword air, but my life is still hell. I want to dj, do something musically, draw, still work hard do something instea of killing myself. I go to community college and I've been there for 5 or 6 yrs. failing class after class for general education to transfer to a major university. I figured out that business is what I want to major in. I love electronics so that is something I want to push. But I have skills in so many other areas of life. I grew up hard within broken homes and gang infested neighborhoods, I live in San Diego and I'm just looking for a push of help. Nothing reliegious, just a career to benifit from.

Public Comments

1. First of all, you need to have enough capital.
2. Start reading. Read anything regarding business that's NEW and CURRENT at your local library that you can get your hands on. Good luck! And never stop learning...
3. Get a loan then by you own crown Victoria. Come to NY five a yellow cab with someone else medallion. Then become rich enough get your own medallion. Once your real rcih by you own McDonald in a small state at first then a rich state. Then finally when our real rich buy your won best buy, sears, and stuff. My uncles up to his second McDonald. True story.
4. Read Rich Dad, Poor Dad. If you are failing classes what is wrong with you? Sounds like discipline is something you need. Either that or you can't pick a plan that is workable for you. Meaning you work full time and try to carry a full class load. 5-6 years is way too long to be in school and not have a degree. It sounds like joining the Air Force or some branch and learning electronics and go from there. You need to learn order and structure. They can help. Yes, knowing God is always a plus. If you don't know his plan for your life..you miss out!
5. Research, research and research. Study things, notice things and be prepared to eat what my friends call 'shit pie' I know I did it, I ran a business for quite a few years and its hard, real hard! I sold it last year! :-) Be honest to yourself, work hard and research before your start... do it before you start not after.
6. Do you have some type of trade schools/adult collage in America? Here in Oz we have a government run system called TAFE you can pay and get a certificate in electronics or whatever subject you desire. http://www.tafe.vic.gov.au/tafecourses/Adult_Learners.htm Hope that helps you anyway. You should look for something similar to that in the USA.
7. I graduated high school in 2001. I will FINALLY be graduating from a 4 year University THIS MAY!!! I went to a Community College for 4 of those years! My major is Business Administration. Keep it up....I swear, even if you fail some stuff....re-take it!!! It's worth it. I had to re-take accounting three times, algebra twice...biology three times. Those were the only hard ones for me. Dont worry so much about what you're gunna do yet. Keep going to school and you'll figure it out!! TRUST ME ~ It's better for college to have taken forever and finished than just giving up. If you have to, just take 2 classes at a time till you're up for doing more. Good luck!
8. You mentioned 10 jobs, said you were fired from at least 7, and you've spent 5 or 6 years in a community college, which you probably should have finished in 2. You're going to have to grow up, settle down, and take some responsiblity for your actions. You're never going to get anywhere in life if you keep screwing up and blaming everyone and everything else for your failures. You can't buck the system and expect to be successful in it. Figure out what you're good at, preferably something you can make a career of, and STUDY. And drop whatever attitude you're copping when you go to work. Plenty of successful people have had hard starts in life. If they could make it, you can, too. It's all up to you.
9. Why do you want to major in business? Nothing in anything you've written shows you have any real interest in it. I don't buy your excuses about office politics. I don't play the politics game very well either, but I've never been fired. Just be civil and polite to everyone and do the job as best you can. My advice, figure out what you really love doing, then go after it and don't worry about the money. You said electronics and music. I'd switch majors to electronics or electrical engineering. While going to school for that, see if you can get an entry level job in an electronics job. I also like the suggestion someone had about joining the military and choosing electronics as your training. The military will help you get discipline and help you focus, while teaching you a skill you are interested in, and then providing very real experience. I wish you luck.
10. Well for starters, I would say all your jobs/subject failures have one common denominator - you. You may have a problem with authority. Doing what someone asks of you is not playing politics, it's doing the job you were paid to do. Everyone starts at the bottom and there is no use sitting waiting for a position at the top to jump in your lap. Every job from cleaning floors up to high management involves doing stuff you don't enjoy or think is beneath you. But that's life. You can either fight it and complain and get nowhere, or accept that it's gonna happen, set you eyes on your goal, put your head down and just do it. Don't give up what you want because you think everything is unfair. Don't go in thinking everyone is out ot get you, to take advantage of you. Think of everyone as offerring you an opportunity to prove what you can do. At 23 you'll be expected to be able to follow directions, ask questions and think independently, but not necessarily expected to know what you're doing and not make mistakes. But after 25 if you still have the attitude that managers whole lives revolve around making your miserable, you'll be labelled as lazy, a trouble maker and not worth the effort. You may know how you good you are, but you will have to prove it to every new person you meet. Why? Because you'd expect the same! Just because someone told you they were the best DJ wouldn't make you believe them and give them money. You'd want to see it. It's all attitude. Life is not a fight, it's a game. Recognise the rules and have fun along the way. Don't arm yourself before going in, because you're going to put everyone around you on the defensive and you'll create a self fulfilling prophecy - see I was right to come in heavy. Maybe you could find a job during the day that will allow you to do your dj'ing at night. But don't every sacrifice your job during the day for dj-ing/having fun at night. It's your cash cow and you need to protect it! Don't think of it as getting in the way of your passion, think of it as the way you're able to follow your passion. Good luck!