It hit me like a ton of bricks! I couldn't believe...

When I was younger I had this preconceived notion that anyone could go out and be a success. That you didn't need an education to succeed at life. All you needed was a strong work ethic and willingness to do whatever it took. I couldn't of been more wrong, while the strong work ethic and willingness to do anything will help you to be successful. It wasn't everything needed, by far. I have worked in the restaurant industry for over ten years in a variety of jobs, ranging from a host in my first job to a front of house manager. My strong work ethics and willingness constantly moved me along in all of the restaurants quickly. But I always seemed to get hung up right before I could achieve something to be proud of. I had worked for three years and finally was allowed to take a vacation, I decided to take this opportunity to spend some time with someone whom I knew I could trust to give sound advice. I took my vacation with my Dad, a successful CPA who had an incredible reputation as someone to trust. It was a hard thing to listen to someone else's opinion of my life but it needed to be done, many truths were said and hard to accept. I had to receive an education to complete the path to success. There was one thing that I could take from that trip that I will always carry with me. One night, late my father and I were atop a rooftop bar in downtown Charleston. He told me that he always would be supportive of me but there was something he had never told me because he thought it was to soon to say. I had always provided for myself and never asked for help because I was under the impression that it was a weak man that asked for help, it was a strong man that perseveres. My dad that night for the first time ever told me he was proud to call me his son, he wanted more for me but he no longer worried for me. He told me that he never really pushed me because he knew that it was I that had to find my own way, and he knew I would. I wanted to go back to school but didn't think I would succeed, it was my dad's pride that encouraged me. It is my fathers pride that revitalised the pride I have in myself and due to that I will succeed. It hit me like a ton of bricks! I couldn't believe that Father Knew Best!

I cant believe i was ever intimidated by...

When I was younger I was very terrified of the unknown. Take the middle of the night and you hear something but your not sure what it was. I would be completely full of fear and unable to speak or move. I wasn't afraid of the dark or monsters or anything like that, it was the fear of not knowing what was going on in my surroundings. I was more terrified that there was something going on that I would have no control over. It was the same thing during the day when I could see everything. I don't know why I had this fear, I've always been a bigger guy so I was never scared of a fight because I could see what I was going up against. My fear and what I was intimidated by were the things that I could not see. The things I couldn't size up and determine if I would be able to make it through.I think that's actually what a lot of peoples fears are and they don't realize it, fear of the dark, fear of loud noises, or even the fear of death. Basically it all boils down to the fear of the unknown, and that is something we all must overcome if we want to progress in life. It took many years to realize my problem and how to control it. So now that I'm older and understand what I was intimidated by I actually still fear it but now understand  how I can control my surroundings. I cant believe I was intimidated by the unknown.

I'm writing this blog, but I should be.......

I'm writing this blog, but I should most definitely be asleep. I have been up all day and it was a very hectic day full of all kinds of school work. I had almost two hours of work to do for each class, some over two hours(Ms. Smith). Due to all the horrible school work I am completely exhausted and happy to finally be down with everything. Well almost everything, I still have to submit this blog within in the next ten minutes to get credit for it. Shouldn't of put it off till the end of my other assignments, and defiantly shouldn't of forgot to do it until almost literally the last few minutes of the day. Well back to the main reason I should be asleep is that my main goal of completing all my school work today is so that I can have all day  to have fun at the game tomorrow. Then have all day Sunday to nurse the almost certain to come "hangover", for those who don't fully understand what a hangover is I'll briefly explain. A hangover basically is the feeling after day full of "Festivities", you awake with a pounding headache, body aches, dry mouth and you repeat your favorite saying for the 485th time "Never goin to drink that much again" which you will most likely break the following weekend. So it it very important that I finish this blog with much haste to one to meet the deadline and two so I can get right to sleep. Cant wait for tomorrow to get here and so I'm going straight to sleep, goodnight.

In January I was.....

Last January was a very eventful time for me. It was the beginning of my first semester of school, I hadn't been in school in over five years. I was very nervous and unsure of my decision to leave my previous employment in efforts to further my education. In addition to that I had just moved from my house where I had lived for over four years into a house with several people. It was an additional unexpected stress, I quickly missed my privacy. When it comes to putting to much on your plate at one time, I had a plate full. But luckily I was able to balance it all. It wasn't easy by any means but I was able to accomplish everything with school. And eventually I got comfortable with my new surroundings. Now unlike in January I am very comfortable with my decisions and I am glad I made each of them.

My very first blog!

Hello,
My name is George F. Taylor IX but I go by Trey, and I am 27 years old. I am from Anderson, SC but my family is spread out all over the United States. On my fathers side I have family in California, Florida, Texas and Massuchusets, and on my mothes side I have family in Arizon  I have a yonger brother named Corey, he is by far the most important person in my life. I have worked in the service industry for over 10 years in almost every job, my favorite  job so far was when I bartended in Greenville. I also was a manager of sports bar themed restaurant for over four years, I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would so I left the industry. I decided to go back to school so I would better be prepared for when I finally decide what I will do for my career. I enjoy going back to school seeing how I didn't take full advantage of it the first time around, I am very grateful for the oppurtunity to try at school again. My favorite sport is football and I'm so happy that the season is finally about to begin, I was terrfied that there almost wouldn't be a season this year! Well there is a football game on and so thats about it for me, thanks for reading.