Last week I got to see some of my fellow college students graduate. It was fun to be able to celebrate the completion of their hard work and dedication to completing their college educations.
Many spoke to me of their uncertainty of leaving the academic life and begining their careers in the business world. It was then that I realized that they have the same fears that I did, but in reverse. I had feared re-entering academic life with my return to college after a 20+ year break, and they feared entering that working world that I was afraid to leave.
It makes me smile to think that everyone fears something. And what we really fear is the unknown. It so much easier to stay in our comfortable roles, whether it's being a student, or working at a certain job, we all find it far safer to stay put rather than take a chance on change.
How many times have we hesitated to make a change and when we finally make it, sometimes through circumstances outside our control, we find that we wondered why we didn't do it sooner. Yet we continue to fear change the next time it comes around.
I have read articles that say that change becomes easier the more times you have success through those changes. If that's the case, I hope that I remember those successful feelings when my next opportunity for change comes along.
And to the graduating seniors I say, congratulations! Take this time to celebrate your success and remember that graduation is just the beginning to the next successful step in your life!
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