I am a 21 year old who graduated from high school in 2005. I did not get accepted into the college I applied for, and because of that I decided not to go to any college, so I started working right after high school. I always had the mind of: If I get rejected then I have to aim higher and prove to myself that I did better. I don’t know if it was an ego thing, but it worked. I decided to get my own apartment at age 19, then got a car at age 20, and ever since then I have been experiencing what it really is to have responsibilities for the rest of my life.

But my income was not that great at all. I was literally living paycheck to paycheck on my last dime. Negative thoughts always came to mind, like ‘I shouldn’t have got a car, should I return it? Sell it?’ ‘What am I going to do?!’ I was drained with bills! But I also kept telling myself, ‘I have not reached this far to let it all go!’ So I started looking for a better paying job and always had in mind what I wanted my salary to be. It took me about 7 interviews until I got the job of my dreams.

I saw this one ad about a job in the Financial District in NY. So when I got interviewed I told myself, I got the job! I know they are going to call me. It was the salary + benefits and location that I wanted, and the position wasn’t that bad. Unfortunately they never called, and though I was persistent by calling the HR Manager to know my status they never returned my call. So I was depressed for the next months and stopped looking for jobs.

Then I read The Secret and my life made a 360. I always wanted a 9-5 in an office with benefits etc., but my family always told me, “How do you expect a high paying job with benefits when you never went to college or have a degree to offer?” I never payed mind to those comments. I just had my eyes on the prize.

Two months later after I stopped searching for jobs I got a call from my sister who was working for a company that I always wanted to work for. She said they were looking for a full time position and asked if I were interested. Of course I got the job, and I couldn’t have been happier. I stood in that job for 3 months deciding that I wanted more money and I didn’t want to work there any longer, and so that’s all I always had in mind. I gave them my 2 weeks notice in mid January 08, without having another job as a backup! Everyone told me I was crazy for quitting without having another job to go to. I was going to risk my last paycheck and invest it in another job.

The last week of me working my mom calls me to tell me that she has this great opportunity for me for a full time position that paid 10k more than what I was getting paid. So I got the interview and got the job!

Not knowing how I was going to make any income I took the risk in giving my two weeks notice and believing that I was going to be financially ok. Not only is this a higher paying job but my Boss is the greatest Boss anyone can have, the company I work for is in WALL STREET, and I get to have this with just having a high school diploma! This moment turned my life around, and ever since then I became a believer on a daily basis. Believe and you shall receive. Never let anyone tell you something you want is impossible. Everything is possible!