2 years after college, what next!?
- Wade Lyons
- Dec 19, 2023
- 4 min read
Academics have always been the pinacle of mental fortitude, but it hasn't come easy. Many great entrepreneurs dropped out and pursued business. It was this mentality that I fought in pursuit of larger interests. The irony was the hustle of choice. Allow me to explain...
Math has been a good subject, but sciences were always a little difficult to handle. It was this idea that made me stay in class, but my mind wandered to my hobbies. I couldn't concentrate on homework as I persued the next problem. What problem could be that important?
The first day of my last quarter in college I was up until 4 a. m. the moring before the first class harvesting and cleaning my first birds I raised. I realized as I sat down in the chair college just wasn't meant for me at 8 a. m. I was torn between being a farmer and being an engineer. Two vastly seperate worlds of career choice, but I didn't care. I received the G I Bill payment for attending classes, but couldn't concentrate on anything while in class. Normally this is an issue, but I'd already looked into my projected classes to finish my bachelors in science.
I took the first month in the fall quarter to think and debate. I noticed the remainder of classes were all labs and hands on work and I was in the last of the books and theoretical aspects of my list to complete. It became daunting to realize I didn't have enough g i bill to finish my degree, but could finish this quarter and have enough credits to earn my associates of science in electrical engineering.
I chose to brave the last two months with much unnoticed depression. I hated realizing that this was all I had pursued just to get paper that suggested I knew enough. I didn't know much from my study due to the overwelming desire to stop and pursue my birds. I knew I wasn't going to finish on a good stance so two weeks before finals began I dove into content creation. I chose the hustle and that is when I lost.
Two years ago I started getting my mail resulting in the failures of my academics and saw the reflection in my home. I spread myself too far, but didn't care because I got paid to go to school. Reflecting back I would've put a little more effort into physics, but kept with video instead of streaming. I don't regret the pursuit of knowledge in my field of interest. I only feel remorse for my actions with a new born infant and a spouse I didn't show enough care for.
I have an obsession with business as a solopreneur, but don't want to lose sight of why I have the obsession. Family is the foundation of my choices and I have always dreamed of earning an income that I can sustain my family on. Like many I have tried and tried and failed over many times. This post however isn't about the dark events.
I chose my hobbies because I believe darwinism is something to consider in lifestyle choices. The strongest mechanism of survival is the ability to provide daily needs. This mean breathable air, clean hydration, and fulfilling satisfying nutrition. I decided to turn an interest in raising animals for my nutritional curiosities into a life of providing for others too. When I realized just how big of a goal it really was I was already too far into production to quit. I didn't quit, I adapted.
Adapting to my choice made me realize I found something I always wanted. This choice made me desire to make it the centerpiece to my lifestyle and use it for all other endevors. The idea was simple, I build until I have enough to survive a month if all else fails. Everything extra can be sold, donated, or simply stored. Two years passed since that decision was made in the final days of college. The irony behind my choices was my passion in pursuit of proficient sustainability. Having industrial level technology would only be available if I were to get anything back from my birds. I can use the knowledge I attained in college and apply it to resource management through business practice.
Using the birds and life habits to create energy to sustain and maybe seek grid connected output. It seems far fetched, but as time moves I keep visualizing an age in creation where farms are not only providing food, but water and electricity as well. If modern electrical technology can be blended with the primative nature of food production, technically farmers can be the backbone of a new era of living.
No longer does a family have to rely on one skill set to build a life and die pursuing only fiscal profits. A farm could produce everything needed and begin to provide extra. It's only theory, but the potential that diversifying the income streams to further advance a society encased in wealth built on providing clean abundance is highly probable.
History taught me monopolies are destructive. Modern corporate structure proves that providing each aspect of production for sale and thereby usage isn't bad and can be the reason why diversity meets unity to create a strong city state. Why a city?
Cities are where minds develop exponentially. Knowing how, where, and what to build is the the passion. Creating a center of peace and prosperity is the goal. A center created on density of knowledge, development in strong foundation, and interdisciplinary creativity are the breeding stock of vast wealth where noone suffers at the hands of authority.
Does it sound too good to be true or are you hungry for more?

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