What I Wish I Had Figured Out While I Was in College

I wish I had figured out the moves before I started the dance

Photo by Philippe Bout on Unsplash

I’m not usually one to dwell on the past. I don’t typically linger on past decisions or regret things that I’ve done in the past. I realize that, as humans, we are inevitable to making mistakes often…and many of them of them too.

I realize that I myself have made many mistakes in the past and though I’m not necessarily proud of them, I’m also not ashamed of them either. I know that mistakes are made so that we can learn from them. And I firmly stand on the belief that everything happens for a reason. I also know that there is probably a large group of people who don’t really agree. But, that’s besides the point.

Growing up, I’ve always had the idea instilled in my head that my all of my post-graduate decisions, both in my career and in my life, were linear. I was under the impression that life was much like climbing the corporate ladder; climbing one rung after the other until you’ve reached the end.

This narrative was told to us long before we even had a chance to understand it.

In school, you learn, you take tests, get passing grades, then advance to the next grade. Then, after school you graduate, you get a job, get married, buy a house, have kids…