The Real Kait

The journey of a nontraditional college grad & entrepreneur

10 Reasons why I just HAVE to be rich..

In the pursuit of riches both big and small a person must come up with their own motivations for reaching their goals. Some reasons are selfish and some are selfless, some reasons stand alone and others are because of a bigger picture. Whatever the reasons are, they must give enough passion and desire to persevere in everyman’s quest. Here are the impetus that fuel my daily work and make the toil worth it:

1. I hate to shop – which means I probably won’t blow my money on Gucci or Prada.
2. I hate waking up early – I’d much rather work late.
3. I want a yacht Wally – they’re sick, enough said.
4. My mother wants a Greek island – which I owe her for putting up with my precocity all my life.
5. I never want to have to say I can’t have it because I can’t afford it – it’s a crippling feeling I want to avoid with all my might.
6. I never want to rely on anyone else to survive – I pride myself in my strength and reliance undermines it.
7. I want my own apprentice TV show – who doesn’t want to be like the Trump?
8. I like gadgets – (I get this from my father)
9. I want a reason to get a pre-nup – if only for the satisfaction that I made it on my own.
10. I want to make a positive impact on someone’s life with my good fortune – how I will be giving it ALL away
And one more for good measure:
11. I want my sister and I to see the world together – Our lives have diverged in the past ten years but I want to share my dream of the wonders of the world with such an incredible person.

What are YOUR reasons?

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The Great Experiment..

The most terrifying and exciting moment of most people’s lives is the moment they walk across the stage in a cap and gown, are handed a piece of paper and declared a fully-fledged, functioning member of society upon which all the rights and honors are bestowed. I recently – three days ago – had the privilege of experiencing that misfortunate moment. Now I am flung into the world free of the shackles of RA’s and dormitory food able to live where I want and how I want and make my own way… Oh shit…

After years of sheltered living encircled with exams and paper deadlines I never truly believed there was life after college. Truth is, college was a blip on my life radar, here one moment and gone the next. Since I was dreading my rebirth into the world, I have spent the last couple of months trying to figure out the next step to try to make sure I wasn’t going to fall flat on my face as I tripped on my umbilical cord attachment to college existence. I decided pretty early on that I wasn’t going to go the traditional route and subject myself to the corporate world’s ruthless opinions of my performance or lack thereof thus saving myself the undue stress under which I witnessed my fellow classmates struggle.

Now I am faced with the reality of my decision to not pursue a “normal” job and I must say, as the post-graduation high wears off it is leaving a feeling of inspired urgency to make it work. The lists of ideas keep ballooning, making every minute full of possibilities. As I stood with my classmates in preparation for our last hours as students, the air was buzzing with conversation about post-graduation jobs and plans, I thought I might regret my decision. But today, I can find no reason to glance back at the forlorn status updates about getting a cubicle next to the fat, farting guy or getting off on the wrong foot with the boss but can only look forward to the opportunities I have the chance to explore.

Let the Great Experiment begin!

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