What, you don’t know? You don’t have it all figured out? You haven’t developed your 50-year plan and mapped out how your life goals connect to your college major? Why not?

Of course you don’t have it figured out. You don’t have a life plan because determining what’s going to happen half a century from now is just, well... crazy. Look, I get it. Everyone wants you to have it figured out. Your parents are bugging you to pick a major. Your friends’ parents are asking you what you’re going to “do after you graduate?” (Seriously? Go to the beach!)

Their questions are well intentioned; they’re just asking. And more people who have crossed over into full on adulthood really desire to support you with whatever you choose.

But what if you don’t know what to choose?

It’s a valid question. What if you just flat-out have no idea what to major in? Or what you’re going to do after college? Or whether or not you’re going to fast track to some specific graduate program or study abroad or take advanced classes or, or, or....

Whew. Pause.

Let me share a little secret with you. You don’t have to know. You don’t have to have it figured out. You don’t have to develop a life plan and have it printed on a 3-foot high parchment scroll (or neck tattoo). And you most certainly don’t have to know beyond a shadow of a doubt whether or not you want to fast track to some graduate program. You know how I know this? Because no one really knows. And those that think they do, no matter how confident, often take some of the wildest professional and educational road trips you can imagine and end up doing things they never even considered.

So take a breath. Get excited for your future. Release some of that pent up mental pressure and stop worrying about choosing the wrong thing. In this book I’m going to share my story with you, a story that involves fast cars, fake unicorns, fuzzy toilet seats, risk, reward, and finding my calling. I’m going to tell you my story because if I made it through my crazy background and had a blast in the process, then so can you.

So sit back, strap in, forget about figuring out your entire life for a few moments and enjoy the read. I hope through my story you’ll find the freedom to confidently write your own.

— Jon Barnes

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