Without realising it, I have lived m entire life by this quote. I have worked extremely hard to achieve what has been my life goal, and I have achieved it despite of all the odds against me. So much in my life would have been so different if I had listened to other people.
My mum told me not to go to the college I applied to because it was too far to walk to get the bus on a morning. I did not want to stay at my schools Sixth Form as I had a lot of issues with my school - many of these arose from me being a gay student in a strict catholic school. But I had limited options and went with my gut instinct, and those two years at college were the best two years of my life - even if I had to walk 40 minutes to my bus stop alone.
On the topic of College, my school really did not want to lose me as a student (I can see why) and forced me into a college interview anyway. When I told the teacher that I had no interest in staying at the Sixth Form, I was told that I was way too young to be making big decisions like choosing a new college in my life, and that A-Levels were so stressful that it will be too much to cope with as well as meeting new people. Seems weird, considering at this time I was 16, and 18 year olds in the country are pressured into deciding where they want to go for University, and are even encouraged to leave their hometown. As stated above, I am glad I didn't listen to the advice and had the happiest two years of my life at the college I chose.
Applying for university was a whole situation! My parents wanted me to stay at home and commute to university, afterall, that is what my brother and sister did. But I so badly wanted to see what was outside my home town; to get out and see the world. I never told them I applied for Universities outside my hometown, but had to break the news when I had auditions, and basically told them I was 18 I could decide what I wanted to do (I also used the whole "some kids do drugs, I just want to go to York!" arguement but it didn't seem to work on them!). They told me they couldn't take me to these auditions and I said no problem, I got the trin to each one, and as of now I am into my second year of university at my top choice.
An of course, on top of all these things, there is the fact that I have now been hired by Disney.
If I had not been brave enough to go against what these people wanted for me, I would never have done half the stuff I have done, and half of my life would just be a dream. I would hate to think that I would be stuck in my hometown for the rest of my life, and honestly moving has been one of the best things I have done! This Walt Disney quote is inspiring and true. Don't let anyone else make your decisions for you, if you want something, go after it!
Thank you so much for reading my post today, let me know what you want to see next!
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