Hello everyone my name is Jonathan Barnes, most people call me Jonny. I live in North Huntingdon, Pa. and though I spent the past 6 years away from Pennsylvania, I’ve basically been born and raised here. I really want to be passionate about whatever career I choose. To be completely honest, I still don’t know exactly what it will be but that makes me very excited and hopeful. I’m specifically interested in this course because I truly believe the world is in a unique time where paradigms shift daily. I believe the systems we decide to use for future energy use will have an enormous impact on the future and I want to be a part of it.
In middle school my best friend Dave and I would convince his dad to drive us to the bulk candy store and we would buy bulk candy then turn around and sell it individually to kids in school and make a profit. We also turned that business into a homemade beef jerky and snow removal service (we were dynamic at age 12). Other than that, I’ve never started a business. I feel global oil businesses have the greatest impact on the renewable energy industry.
Hi Eli, thanks for your comments! I absolutely agree with you, doing something you like is great but not needing to set an alarm because I’m so eager to start the next day is the direction I want to go with my career. Good luck this semester!
I think many people are on the same road of discovering what their true passion is. It is one thing to enjoy doing something and then there is another level of desiring to do this every day, all the time. You sound like an entrepreneur from an early age with that business! That is very cool and I remember setting up neighborhood lemonade stands, but it sounds like you were paying attention to inventory more than a typical 12 year old with some lemonade which is great!