Excited!

I'm feeling a little dorky for this, but today I had a class that got me really excited for my (financial) future! I knew going into this that I would have a great career, but this class will also teach us how to invest our money to secure a great financial future. How to set goals aligned with our values and how to achieve those goals.

My biggest career goal as of now is to own an optometry practice. I thought that goal would be far down the road (10+ years after graduation, but apparently it can be a reality in half the time. There is a credit union for optometrists that helps doctors to buy practices--even with student debt still outstanding. The credit union helps along every step to help ensure success of the practice. It would be great to own a practice around 5 years out of school--I'll be 33. Even more ambitious would be to own several practices and to really make a business out of it. I never really thought about that until today, and it really seems like something I want to investigate further.

I am so excited. I think this class (and the subsequent classes) will be vital to the eventual success of my career--just as much as the "optometry" knowledge.

My future is mine to mold and create. I hold the potential and I will have to be the one to capitalize on that potential.

I am so filled with hope! I need to make sure that I have goals in place to focus on when things get tough in school (which will happen soon, I'm sure!)