Yes You Can

Musings from Dennis #59: You CAN do it. I was 43 years old when I decided I needed to up my education ante and challenged myself to study and “go for it”. I wasn’t disciplined in my college days with so-so results so I had my doubts. I chose Counselling as it appealed to me, could help others, myself and also be able to apply at work (fellow classmates included HR executives, school principals..) The fees were not small too as I had financial challenges at that time along with a heavy work schedule that demanded regular business travels. The course demanded in-person lectures held over a super long 4-day weekend from Thursday every two months and group tutorials as well. I spent the other weekends writing out my 4,000+ word paper (18 to do over the course of 18 months), with all my research, text books and other papers spread out before me. Thankfully my wife supported me and looked after my boisterous 8 year old twins while I disappeared into the rooms to dig in. 2 years later, the family was witness to me going up to the podium to receive my Masters degree. More than just a personal achievement, I realized that if we put our mind to it, we can achieve anything – so get on with your personal goals this year. Like Dora the Explorer, you can do it too!