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Tuesday, August 7
Never mind the title. Pipes, water balloons and rainbows are not on my mind. I have been sifting through websites related to educational training I will be experiencing a year from now and trying to decide which programs to apply for. I am sure this is a good thing, in a way, but it makes me double-think my career path and future goals. The problem isn't figuring out what I want to do (this has been clear to me for years) or even deciding what paths to avoid (this has become crystal clear in the more immediate past). The problem is that there are opportunities available for training and education that interest me but appear to lead down a dark path toward the places I do not want to go. I really should not isolate myself to only opportunities consistent with that which I surely know I want in the future. However, my desire to take risks and stretch my comfort zone is hindered because few programs in my search that will challenge me in that way appear to be a good fit.
I should probably relax a bit and remind myself that this is a year of education (or perhaps two at the most) and I'll continue to shape my career for the rest of my life. But I do really want to make the most of this opportunity. To transition from the student I am to the actual professional being I will be is a good thing. It just takes so much damn planning.
(One never has to plan for a rainbow.
-- Ultimately, I had to tie that in.
---- I have no self-control.
------ Also, I think I am procrastinating again.
-------- I better stop. Okay, stopping... wait for it... now!)
I should probably relax a bit and remind myself that this is a year of education (or perhaps two at the most) and I'll continue to shape my career for the rest of my life. But I do really want to make the most of this opportunity. To transition from the student I am to the actual professional being I will be is a good thing. It just takes so much damn planning.
(One never has to plan for a rainbow.
-- Ultimately, I had to tie that in.
---- I have no self-control.
------ Also, I think I am procrastinating again.
-------- I better stop. Okay, stopping... wait for it... now!)
