After about a year and a half of slum dog millionairng it in Tampa, I decided to pack my bags and move to Orlando. I’ll be in the 407 by the 25th of this month.
I was seeking some advice on how to maximize my chances of success in this region of the country.
Here is the deal:
I’m 30 years old (though genetic luck makes me look 23-25 with a beard, Black+Asian).
I have a college degree.
I got over five plus years of experience, mostly in customer service, food service, sales, and paraprofessional teaching.
I am legit strong, strength training for the past six months.
I got a great diet.
I am changing my attitude, confidence, thought process, with a wonderful book called Think Like A Winner by Dr. Walter Doyle Staples.
Game wise, I am much better than before, still a lot of room for improvement but I know what I need to do.
A co-worker, who at 45 got her first college degree in psychology at USF, landed a comfortable non-profit jobs assisting vets in finding work. She is unionized.
That job could have been mine. No, it should have been mine.
A former drug addict co-worker, convicted felon, landed a job doing logistics for a trucking company and is making 35k a year.
A convicted felon drug addict. W-T-F.
Meanwhile, yours truly, with a clean criminal and driving record, is steady taking it in the face by entitled customers day in and day out about how their lives are "ruined" because they can't get their 4000 dollar dining set before Thanksgiving, barely cracking 13 an hour.
I need plan, and being that most people on this forum are smart as fuck (or on their way there) with lots of life experience, then I can get some advice.
My goals are as follows:
Positive attitude, confidence, no negativity: A new life all starts in my head. This has been the big cloud that has been fucking me up despite whatever gifts I’ve received from mother nature or work ethic. I’ve been doing CBT on myself so I guess this is more of a matter of daily meditations, affirmations, mental checks when I slip into the negative, and practice.
I need a real job: Something that is going to get me at least 30k a year. I can’t keep racking up experience doing the hourly wage route. I really can’t stand sales but if it is between selling insurance and talking to an old lady for two hours about how to turn on her god damn Samsung Galaxy S4 I’d rather sell insurance.
It is game time: Once I hit the ground in O-Town I need to be out 4-5 nights a week approaching. I signed up with a PUA lair in Orlando. It seems to be a pretty active group so I'm looking forward to having some wings when I sarge, though I plan on rolling solo most of the time.
Networking: I ordered 500 business cards listing my contact information. I need to start making connections and building a network. I want to hit up networking events at-least once a week.
Writing: I am going to start an anonymous blog to document my game experiences. I don’t want to be canned for the sexist red pill content so I will keep it low key. It will be a great way to document my failures, success, and work on my writing skills. Any tips on a pen name?
I need a better relationship with money: I am shitty with money. I don't know how to invest it, how to save it, what to spend and not spend. I need some advice on how I can improve my relationship with this shit, how to budget, how to find deals, I need a complete financial overhaul.
Long Term: The next two years will be working, working out, writing, reading, and gaming.
I eventually want to transition into a career in higher education administration, however, I see that landing an academic adviser job in Orlando would be difficult since it is pretty much UCF, Full Sail and Devry in these parts. I want to work in higher-ed but I don’t want to move out of Orlando. I want to make this town my home base.
If I do get burned out on Orlando I can apply to UF and do the masters and see where I land once I’m finished. The school isn’t going anywhere plus the career favors people who are older.
And no, I can’t be a teacher.
I subbed for Hillsborough county public schools and it wouldn’t work for me (Elementary=babysitting, Middle school= too many hormones. High school= too disrespectful and the risk of landing a 20 year sentence is too high given how hot and willingly slutty high school girls are to attractive male teachers).
Thoughts, opinions, advice?
Also, if you have any questions about the Tampa area let me know. I’ve lived here for a year and a few months so I can answers some questions if anyone plans on taking the plunge.
I was seeking some advice on how to maximize my chances of success in this region of the country.
Here is the deal:
I’m 30 years old (though genetic luck makes me look 23-25 with a beard, Black+Asian).
I have a college degree.
I got over five plus years of experience, mostly in customer service, food service, sales, and paraprofessional teaching.
I am legit strong, strength training for the past six months.
I got a great diet.
I am changing my attitude, confidence, thought process, with a wonderful book called Think Like A Winner by Dr. Walter Doyle Staples.
Game wise, I am much better than before, still a lot of room for improvement but I know what I need to do.
A co-worker, who at 45 got her first college degree in psychology at USF, landed a comfortable non-profit jobs assisting vets in finding work. She is unionized.
That job could have been mine. No, it should have been mine.
A former drug addict co-worker, convicted felon, landed a job doing logistics for a trucking company and is making 35k a year.
A convicted felon drug addict. W-T-F.
Meanwhile, yours truly, with a clean criminal and driving record, is steady taking it in the face by entitled customers day in and day out about how their lives are "ruined" because they can't get their 4000 dollar dining set before Thanksgiving, barely cracking 13 an hour.
I need plan, and being that most people on this forum are smart as fuck (or on their way there) with lots of life experience, then I can get some advice.
My goals are as follows:
Positive attitude, confidence, no negativity: A new life all starts in my head. This has been the big cloud that has been fucking me up despite whatever gifts I’ve received from mother nature or work ethic. I’ve been doing CBT on myself so I guess this is more of a matter of daily meditations, affirmations, mental checks when I slip into the negative, and practice.
I need a real job: Something that is going to get me at least 30k a year. I can’t keep racking up experience doing the hourly wage route. I really can’t stand sales but if it is between selling insurance and talking to an old lady for two hours about how to turn on her god damn Samsung Galaxy S4 I’d rather sell insurance.
It is game time: Once I hit the ground in O-Town I need to be out 4-5 nights a week approaching. I signed up with a PUA lair in Orlando. It seems to be a pretty active group so I'm looking forward to having some wings when I sarge, though I plan on rolling solo most of the time.
Networking: I ordered 500 business cards listing my contact information. I need to start making connections and building a network. I want to hit up networking events at-least once a week.
Writing: I am going to start an anonymous blog to document my game experiences. I don’t want to be canned for the sexist red pill content so I will keep it low key. It will be a great way to document my failures, success, and work on my writing skills. Any tips on a pen name?
I need a better relationship with money: I am shitty with money. I don't know how to invest it, how to save it, what to spend and not spend. I need some advice on how I can improve my relationship with this shit, how to budget, how to find deals, I need a complete financial overhaul.
Long Term: The next two years will be working, working out, writing, reading, and gaming.
I eventually want to transition into a career in higher education administration, however, I see that landing an academic adviser job in Orlando would be difficult since it is pretty much UCF, Full Sail and Devry in these parts. I want to work in higher-ed but I don’t want to move out of Orlando. I want to make this town my home base.
If I do get burned out on Orlando I can apply to UF and do the masters and see where I land once I’m finished. The school isn’t going anywhere plus the career favors people who are older.
And no, I can’t be a teacher.
I subbed for Hillsborough county public schools and it wouldn’t work for me (Elementary=babysitting, Middle school= too many hormones. High school= too disrespectful and the risk of landing a 20 year sentence is too high given how hot and willingly slutty high school girls are to attractive male teachers).
Thoughts, opinions, advice?
Also, if you have any questions about the Tampa area let me know. I’ve lived here for a year and a few months so I can answers some questions if anyone plans on taking the plunge.
