Most of my life, I never had a plan. I always had ideas and certain things that I wanted to achieve, but I never did anything with those thoughts. As I got older, certain ideas became clearer to me and my “end game” gave me a goal to work towards. But by the time this thought was realized, it seemed to be too late.

My grandfather used to tell me that “the older you get, the more you think,” a saying that still holds true throughout the test of time. At the prime age of 24, I’m thinking now more then ever before, for better or for worse. One of the thoughts that runs consistently through my head is that I am running out of time.

In a perfect world, I would have gone to a four year university right after high school, stayed with one major, graduated, start doing internships and getting into the real world after that. This is every students’ dream scenario. But the real world will step in and change all your “plans” accordingly. I received no acceptance letters after high school, got a job and five years later, I’m still here.

Coming up with this plan wasn’t easy for me in any way. A few years ago, I wasn’t interested in anything related to journalism. I was a business major who was just trying to get by. Then I found my passion for writing again, joined the newspaper staff, and the rest is still unwritten history.

Now, I am looking forward to writing about anything related to sports or music in a very different, revolutionary way. I don’t want to be the normal everyday writer you see in the newspapers or online. I want to be a part of something new.

Plans change. That’s just the way of the world. For a long time, this was hard for me to accept simply because I hated change. But the older I got, the more I accepted it. Now, change is an every day thing for me, and I love it.

I say that to say this, have an “end game.” Have something that you are striving to become. The worst thing you can do in life, among other things, is not have a plan. Strolling aimlessly through this great game of life can, and will, have disastrous results for your future. And since we are all students, disastrous results are not an option for us.