A New Chapter

In this episode of The Kevin 3.0 Era Podcast, I reflect on the closing of one of the most important chapters of my life and the beginning of a new one. After graduating from college, I share the emotions that come with reaching a goal I worked toward for years while balancing work, school, personal responsibilities, and life’s challenges.

I talk about the lessons I learned, the people who supported me along the way, and the memories that made this journey so meaningful. I also open up about the uncertainty that can come with change and what it feels like to step into a new season of life.

This episode is a reminder that while new beginnings can feel uncomfortable, they can also bring new opportunities, meaningful connections, personal growth, and experiences we never expected.

So grab your favorite beverage, get comfortable, and join me as I celebrate the end of one chapter and embrace the start of another.

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Welcome to the Kevin 3.0 Era podcast. And in tonight's episode, we're gonna talk about starting a new chapter. So get your beverage of your choice and relax. And enjoy the night and enjoy this podcast. A new chapter can be scary, but it's needed. A new chapter will open new connections, new opportunities, a new man to love, new memories. So let's embrace this new chapter with open arms. Where do I begin and where do I start? I graduated. I can't believe I actually did it. I'm so ecstatic. And I'm also curious to how I did it. I'm being honest, like juggling a full-time job, my classes, and schoolwork is a lot and my personal life. And to be honest, I'm thankful that I've made it this far. This chapter was amazing and beautiful. I met so many people, my professors were amazing, and it was such a beautiful journey. The only sad part is that this chapter is closing. I'm scared for it. You know, this chapter was one of the longest chapters of my life because going to school just didn't end it with my associates. It ended when I got my bachelor's. And to be honest, it was a long one. Besides schoolwork, you know, I dealt with so many entities, so many individuals, and I met with so many POSs in my life. And it sucks. You know, it really does suck that I'm ending this chapter. But it's okay. Like I said, this new chapter that's coming up will have new connections, new opportunities, and a new man to love and new memories. And I know what you guys are thinking about the new man to love part. And let me break it down. Let me break that part down. What I mean by that. It's a learning experience. And not saying that all the guys that I've been with have been terrible. For me, I it was a learning experience. And I'm thankful for all of them in my life. The good and the bad. You know, I notice a pattern, and I have to put an end to that pattern in myself. I feel like the next relationship that I get into, my goals is to get married. And I need to be with someone that is secure. I don't need to be someone that's full of riches or you know is a bum. I need to be with someone that is secure. Doesn't matter what job they have, the fact that they have a job and they're responsible. I need to be with someone that is gonna inspire me to do more, support my goals and my journeys. I just need someone there to emotionally give me that stability. I need emotional stability, and that's something that I have not gotten throughout these whole escapades. And it sucks. Love is very, very tricky nowadays. Trust me. The way you feel, the way you feel about these certain abs, it sucks. But I still have faith that I'm gonna meet someone in this new chapter. I have that that feeling, that manifestation of meeting someone that's gonna fulfill me in that part of being emotionally there. And I really hope it does happen. I really hope that in this new era I'll find a new man to love. A man that's gonna be strong and has a strong mindset, and is that and is it will be there for me when I meet them emotionally. And I really really hope that I find someone like that. And I will. And The War of Salvation, The Modern Wife. You know, those were all novels that I was gonna write. And I was gonna major in English, but you know, I decided to change my major and go into business. Now that my educational journey is over, I want to get into that again, and I need to be with someone that's gonna support me in that journey. Because writing a novel is not easy nowadays, especially with you know with Chad, and you know, people think that I'm gonna make this all through Chad GBT. No shame. You know, Chad is good in a certain extent, but when it comes to writing, I want to do it the traditional way. Getting this journal and writing each chapter hand by hand and then manually transcripting it into my um computer. You know? I just hope that this new chapter will find me that love that I need. And I know it will. Let's embrace it. I'm going to embrace that manifestation with open arms for this new chapter. Moving on to the next one is new connections. I am gonna have new friends. This new chapter. I already made some. Some really amazing friends. I have this one friend that is really funny and she always sends me memes and is there for me to talk. And I hope to have new connections, you know, friends that are gonna expire me, that are gonna be there for me. Because when I need emotional support, not only do I need it from a man, I need it from my friends. And the ones that the current friends that I have, I'm still glad that I'm with them. But this new chapter will bring new opportunities and new connections. And with opportunities, I gotta seek out for it. Instead of sitting around all day moping, you know, about finding a new opportunity. I need to put myself out there and find that new opportunity. My goal these next few months is to find it. And the new memories. I am gonna make new memories in this new chapter with open arms. I'm embracing it. I'm gonna make some new amazing memories that I'm gonna fulfill in this chapter. And I'm excited. I'm very, very excited. We have to embrace this new chapter with open arms, and we have to go for it. Even though it's scary, go into a new era, it is alright. Take a deep breath and always tell yourself that you're enough. No matter what you do in life, you're always enough. And that's the motto that I've had in all these chapters and all these errors and all these different versions of myself. I'm thankful for all those versions that brought me here. You know, with the 2.0 arrow is one of the hardest ones because I got to live a life that I've always wanted to live since I was a teen. And that era was a fulfilling one. That error was in this um chapter, is what started this chapter. With the long hair, the flamboyant outfit. I got to live what I wanted to live when I was in high school. In high school, I've always wanted to dress the way I dressed in that 2.0 era, but because of the norms in that time, I couldn't. You know, fun fact, I couldn't be a part of the color guard team. I couldn't do cheer, I couldn't do dance, I wasn't allowed to because of the norms at that time. I don't blame you know my parents for it or anything like that, you know, it's just the norms. And it was weird at that time, supposedly. But I really wished I would have pushed for it and made it an experience. But we can't dwell too much on the past. The past is the past, and we learn from it. I got to learn from that past. So during that 2.0 era, I got to live it. Long hair, everything. And unfortunately, that era ended because I wanted to go into this new 3.0 era, and I'm glad that I made that change. With that 3.0 era, it was the end of this chapter. Let's start this whole podcast, everything. I got to you know, make a dream of having my own podcast a reality, and I'm thankful for it all the time that I put into it. But I'm excited for what this podcast is gonna get into. I have new ideas. Of course, I'm gonna do the Armando and Belin story. Maybe I should make it into a sub-series. Hmm, thinking about it. Always have that motivation in yourself and always motivate yourself. When we start these new chapters, it can be scary. But we have to embrace it with open arms, and we have to tell ourselves that it's gonna be okay. Everything will be okay as long as our mindset is strong. Even though a new chapter is scary, just be thankful for all of the versions that of yourself that brought you here. Yes, the past can stick, but it's okay, and it's time to let it go. For myself, it's time to let it go, and it's time to let him go. The more we dwell on it, the more I dwell on him, the more it's gonna stick on me. I need to take a deep breath, and I need to breathe and let him go. And that's what I did these past few weeks. I'm excited for this new era, I'm excited for this new chapter of myself, and I know it's gonna take me to places that I've never been to before. Overall, always tell yourself that you're enough, and no matter what you do. And embrace this new chapter with open arms with whatever journey you're in. And always take care of yourself. That is all for tonight. Good night.