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Whew, I did not expect to tear up writing this but here we are.
For those of you that know me well, you know I’m an academic at heart. I loved school so much that I had my bachelor’s degree and master’s degree by 23 years old.
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![Whew, I did not expect to tear up writing this but here we are.For those of you that know me well, you know I’m an academic at heart. I loved school so much that I had my bachelor’s degree and master’s degree by 23 years old. [A THREAD]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Etb8KQYUcAIc9zr.jpg "Whew, I did not expect to tear up writing this but here we are.For those of you that know me well, you know I’m an academic at heart. I loved school so much that I had my bachelor’s degree and master’s degree by 23 years old. [A THREAD]")
For those of you that know me well, you know I’m an academic at heart. I loved school so much that I had my bachelor’s degree and master’s degree by 23 years old.
[A THREAD]
I took some time to get more work experience before applying for the doctoral program in hopes that I would eventually become a Vice President at a university, so that’s what I did. At 27 years old, I attained admission into an amazing doctoral program in educational leadership.
Two months later, I felt this knot in my stomach that told me this was no longer my path. At the time I was in a major transition in my life. My personal relationships had changed, I was questioning my career, and felt like I was just starting to really get to know myself.
I felt shame at first, but then in an ironic way, I felt liberated.Flash forward to 2021 and I feel blessed to have allowed myself this space.
I took time to reflect and found my passion in outreach, marking, and communications. I even got entrepreneurial and launched my own business.
I say all this because I want to normalize that it’s ok to pivot. I’m truly blessed and so damn proud of myself for actually allowing ME to steer off the “10 year plan”. Maybe one day I’ll go back to school, but I’m feeling pretty good right now.
