[nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey

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This is always an interesting subject. I think I may have taken a bit of a different route than most people. When I got out of high school I wanted to major in some kind of music degree so that I could run my own studio and teach guitar. After getting a two year associates degree, I did not go back to school anymore because it was just way too expensive. So after that I made a little bit of money running my own studio but I never pushed it really hard. After a few years of doing this I got bored and tried to get a normal office job. But since my degree was in music, not many people would consider hiring me because I had no degree in whatever I was pursuing to be hired for. I tried to get a job at Verizon has a call center representative and failed miserably on the phone interview because it was my first interview and I was pretty nervous. Looking back however, I am extremely glad that I did not get that job. I would not have been happy sitting in an office and talking on the phone with people all day. During this time I also took a few Internet marketing courses and learn how to build a basic website. When things really turned around for me was when I went to learn to tune and rebuild pianos in Vancouver Washington. The school has since closed however but what I learned there was extremely valuable to running my own business. If I could go back 10 years ago I would have went to that school much sooner because I enjoy working with pianos. Now I run my own piano tuning and repair business as well as teach lessons. I love it because it gives me something different to do every day instead of just sitting in an office. So if anyone is thinking about starting their own business I would certainly do it but also realize that it does take time to get going just like anything else. It can be easy to get discouraged and stop pursuing your own business when you are not making money, but if you have found a good business to pursue then do it no matter what.To me, it is far more rewarding than having a normal office job.