My Career

My Future

Ever since we were kids we have been asked what we wanted to be when we grew up. As kids, most of us had a random dream of being an astronaut, a professional athlete of some sort, a teacher, or maybe the president. Many of those dreams do not come true, for as the years go on ideas and motives change. When I was a kid I wanted to be drafted right out of high school to the Los Angeles Dodgers and that was the only option to me in my head at that time. Now as I’m 20 years old and attending community college in Mammoth lakes it is apparent that that dream has changed and I have new aspirations and goals for what I want to do in my life. I knew after I was about 13 that I wanted nothing to do with baseball but I wanted to be involved in the skateboard and snowboard industry. Now I have dreams of owning a small company within the skateboard and snowboard industry and being as involved with it as much as I can and have it help raise my family. But to open a small business it takes education, money, and a lot of experience in that field of work.

I knew from the age of 13 that I wanted nothing to do with baseball and that I wanted to be involved in the skate and snowboard industry. My dad being small business owner I grew up seeing the ups and downs of being your own boss. I decided that I liked that idea so after I graduated high school I signed up to go to community college for my AA in business management knowing it would be extremely beneficial to have the degree and get the knowledge. I read an article by Ken Sundheim called, “Does Formal Education Matter When Opening a Business?” In this he discussed what types of education is needed and what majors or degrees would be needed to open a business. He talks about how it does not matter which college you graduate from to become a successful business owner as it would if someone were in another career field. In his article Sundheim says, “Yes, in certain industries intelligence does matter, but you don’t...