Web Development: What’s to Come

Being in college is hard…

I don’t think people really comprehend that sentence. Yes, they might recognize the struggles associated with being admitted to college or the student loans, but I don’t think many people think about the minute issues that come with college. Even alumni seem to block out a lot of what troubled them when they were in this same position.

One struggle I want to discuss in this short post is, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” We’ve all been asked this same question about every year since we were 5. A common icebreaker question has turned into an unhealthy obsession for me for the past few years. So many people are complacent in their life, going from one thing to another with no structure… a piece of wood adrift at sea. I don’t want that to be me. I don’t want to be a lot of my friends. They’re at the tail end of their college careers, and a majority of them regret their college decisions, from majors to schools.

I have had the great opportunity to go to a fantastic University with one of the best business schools in the States, and I still feel unsure. Unfulfilled with the idea of a corporate job for 40+ years, with the prospect of owning my own business after 15 years of cubical work. Yet, when I try to launch a project or a plan or even a new routine in college, I’m bogged down by my 3 jobs and 20 credit hours. I am so grateful for what I have, but at what point am I putting my life on pause for others’ expectations of me?

A great quote from Jim Carrey (which serves as my Instagram Bio at the moment): “You can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.” Numerous months of deep reflection and late-night conversations have given me the spark to dedicate myself to something new.

100 days

I am giving myself 100 days to immerse myself in the world of web development. Besides the fear of AI taking over and the industry being overcrowded, not to mention the Computer Science Job Market. This summer, I plan on returning to YouTube and documenting this journey in-depth.

Why Web Design?

I don’t have any formal or informal training. I’ve basically never coded before. I don’t know color theory or how to cold-call potential clients. I chose Web Design because I get to create something that I can call mine. Fascinated with this idea of being able to work on something that is simply mine, only mine is exhilarating. I know Web Design is hard, extremely hard, and 100 days won’t even scratch the surface of the immense knowledge and history associated with the topic, but I want to try. If in 100 days I don’t succeed, I can tell myself I tried, but I’m going to succeed. Coming this summer (like a week from now), a new series will hit my YouTube Channel titled, “Road to $1K a Month: Web Design”. A relatively long title, so if you have suggestions, send them my way.

Don’t fret, I have given myself enough time to take 18 credit hours this summer, while also still mediating, working out, reading, scriptwriting, and most importantly, writing. Something is going to have to pay for my writing dreams, and this might be a great investment and a good time. With that, I hope you come along and watch my launch my first business venture in 100 days, and hopefully learn something along with me.