Day Eleven of the #CollegeCEO

"If you don't build your dreams, someone will hire you to build theirs. "

So it turns out that graduation is a real thing and it comes with a lot of big decisions. It also comes with lots of explanations: "Oh you are a senior, so whats your plan for after May?" and after a week of answering these questions all I have come up with is "I don't know". Which for me, the person who likes to have everything planned out is a really hard pill to shallow because by this point I thought I would have it all figured out and just be coasting to May.

The reality is I have no idea what I will be doing, or where I will be living but I think thats true for all my follow graduates, nothing is really certain. However, I do know that the path I am taking even far different from my peers. I have not applied to any jobs or gone to any career fairs because I know that's not what I meant to do.

I do know that I want to pursue the company I started at Draper University, Trader Jack but I have no idea where I will live, who I will work with or what life look like even six months from now. However, I think not having everything planned out give me a lot wiggle room to decide what I want and the freedom to choice what my life will look in 6 months or year, and most entry-level job positions don't have those same options. The risk of the unknown comes with some rewards.

This week I have not only started a very full class stack, gone back to work at Galvanize but I have filled for my very first LLC for my company Trader Jack. to say the least it has been a busy week, just trying to balance all the hats. I was in my Financial Cases and Modeling class on Tuesday morning trying to remember all terms I haven't seen since last spring semester while also google terms that my lawyer sent me that didn't quite make sense in our email conversation. It's all of mix of trying to be a student and trying to go out into the real world and make stuff happen. The last semester of college seems to be this weird limbo time where you know everything and know nothing all at the same time.

I have no idea what the future holds and that is both exciting and scary all at the same time. I want to share this with you in case you feel like no one is feeling lose or confused because trust me no one has it all together. No matter how much the fake it on the out side.

Cheers,

Courteney