JUST TAKE THAT FIRST STEP
Sometimes you don't always know what to do. Sometimes you think you do and find out you were wrong. Whatever the case you will always find that action will be more beneficial than action if you are not sure which way to proceed.
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IT IS UNLIKELY YOU WILL FALL OFF A CLIFF
When I was 15 my family relocated to a small, upstate New York town near my grandparents as my father retired from the Air Force. My junior year was miserable - everyone in the school had gone to school from kindergarten up.
I wanted to quit high school. Not knowing how, I thankfully went to the office and was thankfully referred to the guidance counselor who changed my path considerably.
Once he understood my plan to quit school and my adolescent reasons for doing so, he arranged for me to double up some classes and attend a local community college for the remainder. My college credits were transferred back to the high school and I received my diploma as if nothing had happened.
Following some other questionable decisions and diversions (I'll save these for another day) I went on to get my Masters of Science in Counseling Psychology and have been in a field I love (Vocational Counseling) for my entire adult life.
I wanted to quit high school. Not knowing how, I thankfully went to the office and was thankfully referred to the guidance counselor who changed my path considerably.
Once he understood my plan to quit school and my adolescent reasons for doing so, he arranged for me to double up some classes and attend a local community college for the remainder. My college credits were transferred back to the high school and I received my diploma as if nothing had happened.
Following some other questionable decisions and diversions (I'll save these for another day) I went on to get my Masters of Science in Counseling Psychology and have been in a field I love (Vocational Counseling) for my entire adult life.
THERE IS USUALLY MORE THAN ONE WAY TO GET SOMEWHERE
What might have happened if I stayed in school and spent a whole, miserable two years? Maybe I would be telling the same tale. Maybe not. But, I chose to make a change, take that first step, and found a path to take me where I needed to go. You can too.
Start your journey by:
Start your journey by:
- Thinking about how you would like your life to be
- Assessing your strengths and weaknesses
- Enlisting help, support, and resources
- Sooner rather than later, start moving in a direction that makes sense
- Periodically check the road and map ahead
- Readjust your path as needed.
You will get there. If not immediately, you will at least get closer. Just take some action and make it happen for yourself. Nobody else can do it for you!
Where do you want to go?
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