2012

The first day of 2012, about 25 more days until I turn 25 years old and many more adventures and goals to accomplish. Today is the first day of my name being changed to Dave Jefferson, going through all the mess that “Castaneda” left behind. Starting from the finance to see what has to be paid, laundry, and important documents that have to be thrown away. I won’t be done maybe until February by then everything should well to go. 2012 so far is calm, it is going to be an easy transition as I go through hopefully, getting my job by this week, starting school in February and continue studying, also learning.

As I kept reading articles to get better person and also a man I believe that there are going to be more traits that I’m going to adapt or starting in my arsenal to be a better Man as I go along.  Maybe by this year certain concepts that I view change and they are not so bad. I do not want a lot of down in my life anymore, I believe it is a waste of time and I can get into a comfort zone of being lazy which I do not want to get into. Constantly work my mind and fill in with much knowledge I can produce. As I mention prior, now on towards the future this is for my future kids. I need to manage my life better and seize the opportunities when it arises. Less than a month I’ll be a year into my prime. All the media, women, gossip, the past and negativity in Castaneda-days are over. The progress is going to be in a transition for a couple or few months to get gain the results I want. I will be monitoring my health more, from working out to eating right. There is nothing I can do my Tourettes, I have my facial twitches and tics which is not going to be a problem.    

I’ll be looking for ways to improve my skill set in my career to become the best security professional and reach for the highest level that I can achieve. If there is something wrong between this week and it stops my opportunity I’ll be looking into a different direction and possibly a career change, but eventually that is not going to happen. My goal is to stay with the hiring company for at least 2 years and progress to get promoted, if I get a regional director position I would like to have it out of state, which would be an achievement right away. Again, my career path will dictate my position in life, so I have the options to go where I want to go. Parents, family members, relatives, friends or any one external is not going to tell well why this and why not that. People that I know in my surrounding tend not to be supportive, it is amazing how a family has short term memory they do not remember on what they said or did. I’m not going mention which family.

I’ve decided I’m going to continue that Castaneda “dominant and arrogant” side. I want to be calmer and relax in the situation rather than forcing the issue. This will help be more diplomatic and conservative as I go on. As much I a lot of accomplishment with that approach, I’m getting older and I do want people to keep thinking that I’m a jerk. I rather be a person who helps them out, but I’m not going to be friendly right of the bat, but I will engage a rapport. The ball is always on the other person court if they want to accept my help or not. I can do my part of being a friend or an acquaintance.  The transition is going to be an uncomfortable, but that means I am doing it the right way. It is like getting out of your comfort zone.  I want to take some leadership classes and will attend security seminars throughout the year. I have a planner which I will start using to priorities my activities throughout the year, so I can at least on schedule with certain activities that I have to do. If I have any down time and everything is done within the week, it is either reading or looking for my classes or something to attend to increase my knowledge in an area in life.

I’m in a good state of mind right now and I want to continue to strive into my potential that I have. Especially, with the education and experience I have. The more I keep moving up the better I can achieve the goals I want, I’m going to do whatever I can do to climb the ladder and keep educating myself. I’m never going to stop learning until the day I stop breathing.