Hello, my name is Scottie Sheets. I'm 25 years old and am engaged to a smart and beautiful young woman named Darcie. I have been working since I started college in 2009. I've received numerous Presidential honor awards from the colleges I've attended through the years. I scored a mere 2 points short of qualifying for MENSA in a test taken when I was around 16 years old. More recently, I've come close to completing a degree in Information Systems Management. I've chosen this field because I love computers, but quite frankly, I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up. I've even been invited to apply at an Ivy League school, Columbia University. The only thing I'm 100% sure of, is that I don't care where life takes me as long as I can spend it with Darcie and our future children. The closest I've come to finding true happiness in any field so far, was when I was on the Deployment team at Payless. During which time I made several good friends and I really felt like my work mattered, that I was a part of a team. Sadly, this was a contract position, and the only job I didn't want to leave after 6 months, was ended. This was the best paying job I'd held to date. I've been with Walmart for the majority of the last 5 years. My goal within Walmart, eventually is to run my own store. Something that I feel they've forgotten, and is why I'm writing this blog. Much to the surprise of many friends and acquaintences, is that I will accept a paycut as long as it means I can stay in a position I love and am still able to provide for my family. If I were to put a number on that, approximately $20/hr would suffice to maintain a well cushioned, comfortable living for myself and Darcie. I'm a very hard worker, and a quick learner. I love people, helping them, meeting new people, and doing my best to be a light in the darkness for those in need. Again, I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up, because up to this point, I have been afraid of putting myself out there, afraid of failure, but I've realized that to achieve my goals I have to get my hands dirty, I've got to take chances. I've realized that fear is very real, it's what keeps us from breaking the mold, trying new things, and most of all, it keeps us from exploring all of the opportunities set before us in this magnificent world we live. I'm particularly fond of the idea of property management; we live in an evolving world where people are becoming more and more interested in getting out and enjoying the world, rather than paying to be tied to one particular place. With the advances in technology, more and more "work from home" or "telecommute" jobs are available, giving people the freedom to pursue the new "tiny house" movement. Several channels on the DIY/HGTV networks have focused on just that. I have many ideas on how to capitalize on this, from Veteran's housing, to an entire "village" of tiny houses, complete with movie theater, shopping malls/centers, recycling center, and more. I'm also very passionate about recycling. I would love little more than to see reforms in the way America handles it's trash and recycling programs. I've moved a lot in the last 5 years and only one place I lived offered a recycling program. This was in Emporia, KS and is headed still today, by my professor at the time, Amy Becker. I think we as a community owe it to ourselves, and posterity to consider the effects of the large scale of waste that is created on a daily basis in this country. Let us look to other countries to see how they do things, and let us create, shape, and build together, an American way of preserving our planet.
Thank you to those of you who have taken the time to read this. Please feel free to take the ideas discussed in this blog and make it happen!
Please feel free to email me at scottiesheets@gmail.com
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