Know Yourself and Seek Self Improvement Options

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Being able to freely roam around with worrying about a Drill Instructor bustin' my chops is a lovely feeling. Even better, being able to freely roam about the world as a United States Marine is like a natural high. I love every second of being part of the Scarlett and Gold. But last night, I was hit with a harsh reality...

Even though I finally got myself together, moved on and decided to do something positive with my life, I find that a lot of my so-called "friends" and acquaintances that I've met over the years aren't doing shit with theirs, and, have no ambition or motivation for betterment.

At this point, the last thing I want to be around is a bunch of pothead drunks. I grew up a hell of a lot in Recruit Training, thats for damned sure, but I'm fully aware that there is so much more to life than working a menial job, easing your way through junior college, occupying the same lame parties and not really seeing a better way.

This isn't meant to target anyone specifically or offend anyone. However, if it does strike close to home then, f**k, do some soul-searching or some type of ill reflection eternal type shit. Right before I left the Depot (Marine Corps Recuit Depot, that is), my idol (Guns DeLeon), made it perfectly clear that, now that I've earned my spot in the brotherhood; I'm better than most people.

I didn't really buy into that. Yes, civilians are nasty, disgusting creatures that don't know the meaning of physical fitness, but I don't walk around with a superiority complex. But lemme tell yous, after witnessing firsthand that many of those I use to kick it with aren't going to amount to anything, I understand that, well, I am better.

My question to everyone now is; What are you doing with your life? If you read this and realize that you're not on the up and up, then what are your goals?

[radhikaeatsraman]

i was just thinking about this last night. and i'm very, very scared. i may only be fourteen, but i guess i should be...shit. i don't know.

maybe doing well in school should be my primary priority, but i think i want to do more than that. =/

edit:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Brandon necessarily means you have to have big goals for self-improvement. Something as "simple" as "I want to talk to my family more" or "I am going to read on a more regular basis" is a good goal.

hm. in that case, i want to lose weight. and i want to earn enough money to buy tickets to the 2010 world cup final. (which'll probably be sold out by '08. heh.)