The-Story-of-My-Life.

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Elias Racius

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Word count: 1898

Choice count: 71

Section count: 47

Image count: 47

Error count: 14

Field Related Analysis

Education : 129 matches

(choice, college, degree, down, exam, failed, first, high school, knowledge, learn, learned, management, options, school, university)

Business : 55 matches

(brand, business, businesses, clients, company, financial, financial analyst, management, manager, meeting, money, sales, sell, store)

Food and catering : 46 matches

(brand, cafe, chain, fast, food, fresh, happy, knock, night, options, party, restaurant, scene, shop, store)

Target Structure: (7 matches)

dead-end job (2 matches)

internship (3 matches)

lack of (1 match)

retirement (1 match)

volunteer (4 matches)

volunteering (7 matches)

abroad (6 matches)

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The-Story-of-My-Life.

Start of my new life.

I had just graduated high school, and now it was time to decide what to do next. I could go to Ahuntsic College to study business management and work toward building a career. Or I could take a break from school and travel abroad to explore new places, meet people, and figure out what I really wanted in life. Should I go abroad or should I go to Ahuntsic College to study business management?

Choice 1 : Go to Ahuntsic College.

Choice 2 : Go abroad.

College Ahuntsic or abroad

Go to Ahuntsic College.

I started studying business management at Ahuntsic College. Now I had to decide to finish my degree and go to university or drop out and start my own business. Should I get my degree and go to university or drop out and start my business?

Choice 1 : Get my degree and go to university.

Choice 2 : Drop out of school and start my own business.

College Ahuntsic

Go abroad.

Now I had to decide should I go to Costa Rica for the beaches and nature or Japan for the culture and city life?

Choice 1 : Go to Costa Rica

Choice 2 : Go to Japan

Abroad

Costa Rica.

I was living in Costa Rica when I found out my mother was sick. Now I had to decide either to stay here or go back to Montreal to be with her.

Choice 1 : Continue living in Costa Rica.

Choice 2 : Go back to Montreal.

Costa Rica

Japan.

I was in Japan and had to decide what to do next, try to start a new business or volunteer to help build houses.

Choice 1 : Have a business.

Choice 2 : Continue helping.

Japan

Continue living in Costa Rica.

I decided to stay in Costa Rica. Now I had two options: volunteer to build houses in a small town or open my own surf shop by the beach.

Choice 1 : Volunteer.

Choice 2 : My own shop.

Costa Rica

Go back to Montreal.

I went back to Montreal to help my mother. Now I had to decide: find a job to support us or go back to university to continue my studies.

Choice 1 : Find a job.

Choice 2 : Back to university.

hand on head

Find a job.

I needed to find a job. Now I had two options: work for Amazon or try to open my own sports store.

Choice 1 : work for company.

Choice 2 : Open my own company.

Job

Back to university.

I was studying at Concordia University and enjoying it, but money was tight. My options were to finish my degree or leave to find a job.

Choice 1 : Get my degree.

Choice 2 : Go find a job.

Concordia University

work for company.

I ended up working for Amazon in a repetitive, dead-end job. I hoped to climb the ladder, but months turned into years, and nothing changed. The long hours and lack of progress left me feeling depressed.

Choice 1 : Start again

Worker

Open my own company.

I started my own company. It’s a lot of work, but I’m happy with how it’s going.

Choice 1 : Start again

Sports shop

Get my degree.

I finished university, got my degree and eventually met my wife. We got married and everything started to fall into place.

Choice 1 : Start again

university degree

Go find a job.

I found a job as a manager at a small tech company. It was a challenge at first, but I learned quickly, and now I have my own apartment.

Choice 1 : Start again

tech company

Volunteer.

I enrolled in volunteering to build houses in a small town. But do I continue helping the community or try to build something of my own.

Choice 1 : Build my house.

Choice 2 : Continue helping.

building a house

My own shop.

I have my surf shop. Now, I’m thinking about whether to expand into a cafe or turn it into a surf school.

Choice 1 : Expand unto cafe.

Choice 2 : Expand unto surf school.

surf shop

Expand unto cafe.

I expanded my surf shop into a cafe, and it’s doing really well. I have regular clients who come by often, and I love what I do.

Choice 1 : Start again

cafe shop

Expand unto surf school.

I expanded my surf shop into a surf school, but it didn’t go as planned. The business failed miserably, and I had to close it down.

Choice 1 : Start again

business closing down

Build my house.

I decided to build my own house. Along the way, I met my wife, and we eventually had kids. Life felt complete.

Choice 1 : Start again

happy family

Continue helping.

I continued volunteering to build houses and learned a lot about Costa Rican culture. It was hard work, but I learned a lot.

Choice 1 : Start again

building a house

Have a business.

I started my own fast-food business, but now I have to decide whether to keep growing the chain or step away because it becomes too hard.

Choice 1 : Open new restaurants.

Choice 2 : Quit to hard.

fast food restaurant

Volunteering in Japan.

I started volunteering in Japan to learn the culture, but I had no money. I needed to decide whether to get a job or keep volunteering.

Choice 1 : Continue volunteering.

Choice 2 : Get a job.

Volunteering in Japan

Open new restaurants.

I have a busy life running all the fast-food restaurants I own. Now I have to decide whether to keep them and stay busy or sell them and try to start a family.

Choice 1 : Busy life.

Choice 2 : sell.

Opening a new restaurant

Quit to hard.

Running my own business turned out to be too hard, so I quit. Now I have to decide if I move to another country and start fresh or stay in the country and live a peaceful live.

Choice 1 : Change country.

Choice 2 : Stay in the country.

person thinking

Busy life.

The busy life of running these businesses has become too much. I’m burned out and unhappy. I’ve realized that money doesn’t buy happiness.

Choice 1 : Start again

burnt out person

Family.

I’m so happy I sold all of my businesses. Now, I have a big house, a wife, and two beautiful kids. Life is good.

Choice 1 : Start again

happy family

Change country.

I decided to move to Brazil and live in the middle of the forest. It’s a lonely life, but very peaceful.

Choice 1 : Start again

Cabin in the woods

Stay in the country.

I decided to live in the Okinawa forest. It’s a lonely life, but very peaceful.

Choice 1 : Start again

Person in Okinawa forest

Continue volunteering.

I found a woman I care about, but she wants to live in another city. Now I have to decide if I should move and live with her or stay in my city?

Choice 1 : Live in another city.

Choice 2 : Stay in the city.

Volunteering

Dead end job.

I got a dead-end job in a warehouse and learned all the ins and outs. I’m hoping to move up the ladder someday.

Choice 1 : Start again

dead end job

Live in another city.

I moved to another city to live with my wife. We got married two years ago, take trips three times a year, and we now have a baby on the way.

Choice 1 : Start again

Holding hands

Stay in the city.

I decided to stay in the city, and my best friend moved in with me. I’m very happy, but sometimes I think about the girl I could have moved to in another city with.

Choice 1 : Start again

my best friend and I

Get my degree and go to university.

I’ve finished my degree in business management at Ahuntsic College Now I have to decide: should I go to HEC or study at a university abroad?

Choice 1 : HEC.

Choice 2 : University abroad.

University of Maine

Drop out of school and start my own business.

I was sick and tired of studying, so I dropped out to pursue my dream of opening my own business. Now I had to choose between opening a restaurant or a clothing brand?

Choice 1 : Clothing brand.

Choice 2 : Restaurant.

Clothing store

Clothing brand.

After running my clothing brand successfully for years, I started wondering if I should continue expanding with new items or stop because it’s becoming too much work.

Choice 1 : Expand brand.

Choice 2 : Stop too much work.

Clothing brand

Restaurant.

I’ve had my restaurant for five years, and it’s been successful. I’m grateful, but now I had to decide if I sell it because I’m tired of always being in the restaurant or should I try to open more across the city?

Choice 1 : Keep.

Choice 2 : Sell.

Restaurant

Expand brand.

I expanded my brand and moved to Miami. Now, I’m a multi-millionaire living the life I once dreamed of. I can thank the idea I had of opening my clothing line when I was 20 years old.

Choice 1 : Start again

people in Miami

Stop too much work.

After selling my clothing line, I decided to work in sales.

Choice 1 : Start again

Salesman

Keep.

I kept my restaurant and now own a few across Montreal. I have people managing them, and during the winter, I go down to my big house in Mexico. It was the best decision to keep them.

Choice 1 : Start again

relaxing in Mexico

Sell.

After selling my restaurant for $5 million, I put most of it into investments, packed a bag, and went on a trip across Europe, searching for the next country to call home.

Choice 1 : Start again

HEC.

I’m at HEC now, and I have an exam coming up. My friends are going out to party, but I need to study. Should I go with them or stay in and study?

Choice 1 : Study.

Choice 2 : Party.

Study or party

University abroad.

I’m at the University of Maine now, and I have an exam coming up. My friends are going out to party, but I need to study. Should I go with them or stay in and study?

Choice 1 : Study.

Choice 2 : Party.

Study or party

Study.

Everything went great, I passed all of my exams and now have my university degree in business management. Now I have to decide: should I find an internship at a company, or use my knowledge to open my own business?

Choice 1 : Internship.

Choice 2 : Use knock ledge.

studying

Party.

I’m at a party having fun when someone offers me a drug. Do I take it or refuse it?

Choice 1 : Take it.

Choice 2 : refuse.

drugs

Internship.

I found a job as a financial analyst in a bank, but it’s very boring. It feels like it’s going to be a long life, just patiently waiting for retirement.

Choice 1 : Start again

person waiting

Use knowledge.

It was the worst idea ever. I tried opening my own business, but it failed miserably, and I’m $100k in debt.

Choice 1 : Start again

failed business

Take it.

I took the pill and didn’t feel like myself. People said I was acting aggressively and that I made a serious mistake by behaving in a way I deeply regret. They said that I tried to sexual harass a girl.

Choice 1 : Start again

taking a pill

Refuse.

I refused the pill and ended up meeting someone that same night that works in the nightlife scene. We became friends, and together we created a business that grew into a multi million dollar success.

Choice 1 : Start again

shaking hands