The Lonely Path: navigating uncertainty and change requires enormous resilience
Nov 29, 2023
The decision to go to college late in life is one that upends your whole life, identity, and existence, particularly if you are starting from scratch with only a High School Equivalency (a.k.a. GED) as I did when I decided to embark on this calling.
While everyone’s journey is different, there will inevitably be a lot of hurdles to overcome on this path. It’s a long journey, and it will test you every step of the way. You will need to be absolutely resolute in your mission to make it through.
There will be days, sometimes weeks, when you will want to quit, when you will doubt your own abilities, and come face to face with your limitations. It is there that you will need to dig down deep and find the strength to keep pushing forward anyway.
Here, I will share the major hurdles I’ve had to overcome along the way and the truths, lessons, and takeaways I’ve gained from them. There will be a lot of parallels to draw from for those contemplating or in the middle of a major life change. Courage is only the beginning.