{"id":115,"date":"2012-12-05T13:48:54","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T13:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/danikaur\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2012-12-06T04:18:22","modified_gmt":"2012-12-06T04:18:22","slug":"to-the-future","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/danikaur\/to-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"To The Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.” -Don Williams Jr.\u00a0 (American Novelist and Poet, b.1968)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I remember when I was wrestling with the decision of whether to go after this newborn fellowship\u2013to dabble in an experience never before had by anyone\u2013or to pursue a conventional business internship during the summer after my junior year, like I had been told I should.\u00a0 Never<\/strong> again, will I question choosing the unbeaten path and deviating from that of my peers.<\/p>\n

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At this point in our lives, we cannot afford to shy away from that (seemingly) most daunting thing that’s ever presented itself to us.\u00a0 There is a simple reason why opportunities can be intimidating.\u00a0 It might be the same reason we’re afraid of the dark. People are discomforted by the unknown and unfamiliar, but everyone needs to realize that the unknown is a tamable beast. Yes, you will have to get your hands dirty and grapple with it, but in the process you will learn it. Once you have learned it,\u00a0 it becomes a piece of you. You discover that this new piece of yourself is so wonderful that you begin to seek out opportunities that once seemed unconquerable.<\/p>\n

Pull up your bootstraps and get in there!\u00a0 You don’t have to have all the answers right from the start.\u00a0 You won’t.\u00a0 And no one expects you to.\u00a0 Perhaps most surprisingly, you’re even allowed to ask for help.\u00a0 Though we have to buy our own milk and cereal now, we’re still in an incredibly nurturing environment.\u00a0 Don’t hesitate to use all the resources available to you and be proud of having the guts to do it.<\/p>\n

Now, even with all these invaluable epiphanies I’ve had while completing this fellowship, it is still<\/em> difficult to walk the talk.<\/p>\n

Short term goals:<\/p>\n