I hate to call what I’m doing at Walmart a ‘career’. Each time I think of it, I cringe. But what about my writing? An age-old question. Right now, I’m putting an image of a certain amount of money I want saved in my head. A target goal. I didn’t write down what that amount was yet. I foresee, though, I will likely achieve whatever it is by simply ignoring my passion for awhile.
With Walmart …
Today, I confronted the regional manager for my department and told him I’m interested in doing more. We went over my prior history (Department manager to assistant) and he said, if he knew about my experience, I would have went straight to department manager instead of an associate.
So, he asked me to text him my info, which I did. In all this, read: one more leap frogging motion in the great chess game of more money. If this man is true to his word, I might be a department manager in a month or so. Knowing that he’s too busy and will forget, I’ll revisit this later when I see him again.
At this point, I’d be happy with any department. The point is to prove my skills to move onto the assistant manager position. After that, the more money move forward whatever it may be.
The plan in Walmart is not to sit still. I can’t make the mistake others made of continued rising without any substance, though. I’ll need to master where ever I’m at, for the time I’m there, then keep moving.
An example of poor movement:
At Walmart, there is a woman I work with that is the chief know-it-all of the department. She’s aware of all the little details and quick to tell you what you’re doing wrong. She’s a pest in many ways. You can always see her watching what you’re doing out the corner of your eyes.
She’s been with the company long enough. Not sure how long. I’ve concluded today that she’s of the ‘smartest person in the room’ syndrome. You know that kind of person who knows all the answers of Jeopardy …. sitting in the bar answering the questions.
A person like that will NEVER leave the bar.
Why should they? They are always called upon to answer questions. Always needed and smarter than the rest of the drunks. Ask that person to go be a rocket scientist and they won’t. Why leave the comfort of being the smartest person in the room? Even if the room is a bar and they will go no higher.
That’s exactly this chick.
I think of her when I’m looking at being a department manager sooner than later.
I think of her when I start feeling bad that maybe she should be a department manager before me.
I have to think of that girl when I become a department manager and I beat out others who should have gotten the position. It’s not about anyone but my own directive. Sucks for them if they didn’t run up on the regional and show initiative.
I want more.
With School …
It’s going to really start in another week. What I’ve been doing now is more of advanced orientation. I’m still doing well, regardless. I want to keep a successful trend of “A’s” in every class. I want a 4.0+ GPA.
I want more.
That said, the magic number is 48 million dollars. What is that number? Where does it come from?
48 is my current age.
48 is the age of this man that is a comic book writer. His name is Mark Millar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Millar) who created so many stories that his work is made out of a number of successful movies. He’s living the life I wanted.
48 million is the number I will maintain in my head as the magic number to say I can retire.
The amount of money that I will collect from my work at Walmart, as a Lawyer, and as an Author. Plus other things, like Inventor.
Yes, author. It’s not gone; just paused.
It may come across as fantasy such a high figure.
But …
Look how far I came from Pactiv (that factory) at less money in less than six months. I am positive that my ambitions respond to me better outside of my passion to be an author. The problems often OFTEN come when I double back to say “I’m an author” and the white-collar jobs then fall apart. This time around, I am staying on path.
I can’t say being an author was a failure. It did well enough considering I had so little to market myself. The failure in it comes when I had to depend on others to get me noticed (i.e., literary agent).
In this career path (going back to school, Walmart, Lawyer, etc), I depend on myself but the money is commensurate with the effort unlike self-publishing without money to do it.
On this career path, I am successful and I expect to be paid incredibly well every step of the way. In fact, I demand it. Everywhere I go: Walmart to Lawyer —- no one has a choice BUT to pay me very, very well.
Until then, along the way, I’m paying off all old debt and saving money. My credit score is even rising.
Now you know the plan.
Now I know the goal.
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