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Will Deyamport, III, MSEd How does one get over the fear of going for their dream?

74 weeks ago from Ask Penelope Trunk!

Thelma: Realize:
-There is more than one way to go for your dream
-People want to help, you need to find them
-It will always just be a dream if you don't ...MoreRealize:
-There is more than one way to go for your dream
-People want to help, you need to find them
-It will always just be a dream if you don't go for it.
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74 weeks ago

: @Thelma: I am about to venture in a field and a career that I am very passionate about but don't have a wealth of experience in. As much ...More@Thelma: I am about to venture in a field and a career that I am very passionate about but don't have a wealth of experience in. As much excitement I have for charting the next phase of my career, there is still a part of me that is terrified about jumping in with both feet.
74 weeks ago

Thelma: Sounds like you need mentors and supporters. Join a professional organization in your field, ask them for mentors. I just got a mentor from Google ...MoreSounds like you need mentors and supporters. Join a professional organization in your field, ask them for mentors. I just got a mentor from Google by using LinkedIn. Took me 2 years, but I have it now. You can always change your mind later, you don't have to do what you are doing the rest of your life.
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: @Thelma: I do have a mentor and she has been a great supporter and sounding board. She works in the field or organizational development and change ...More@Thelma: I do have a mentor and she has been a great supporter and sounding board. She works in the field or organizational development and change management. I have received quality guidance from her. but no matter how much people tell you that you can first, it won't be real until you to jump and experience flight for yourself. That is exactly what I am doing now. I am confident but still uneasy because my latest venture is such a different field from where I started and have my most experience and successes.
74 weeks ago

Thelma: Sounds like you'll be over your fear soon enough.
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Jamie Nacht Farrell: By first realizing that this intangible idea of "the dream" is usually WAY too high level and something we all have to build up to. My "DREAM" is ...MoreBy first realizing that this intangible idea of "the dream" is usually WAY too high level and something we all have to build up to. My "DREAM" is for my children to be brought up in the same type of healthy home I was. IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, there are numerous goals that have to be reached to get there. With each goal, when each little task is accomplished that gets me 'closer' to that DREAM, I become more confident; and in a sense, get over the fear of that BIG OMINOUS WORD.
74 weeks ago

Kim Luu: You'll never get over your fear. Just don't over think it. Make sure you have a safety net and then jump. Jump baby steps if you have to.
74 weeks ago

: Thanks everyone. After watching a documentary about Warren Buffet on National Geographic, I am feeling more confident in my plans. I have done ...MoreThanks everyone. After watching a documentary about Warren Buffet on National Geographic, I am feeling more confident in my plans. I have done everything I need to academically, and now with securing a research site at a social networking-based organization (for my doctoral program), I know that I am on the right path. Once again, your comments prove my gut feeling about social media as an educational tool.
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