You Do NOT Need Another Degree
I just need another degree... THEN I'll be ready.
EXCEPT... you already have 4 degrees, 5 certifications, and 2 awards.
Can we sit down so I can tell you something?
You may not realize what's happening, because a lot of people say you need their certification.
Now, certs aren't bad or wrong. But I want you to realize WHAT THEY ARE - and WHAT THEY AREN'T.
They ARE NOT proof of your personal or professional worth.
No amount of gold stars, badges, tassels, awards, or pins will ever make you feel like you are enough or worthy. That's not their job.
Certifications and diplomas aren't for YOU. They are for US.
It's marketing - the trust part. (I talk about that more in my guide here.) Your degree just lets me know that you've completed a course and passed the exam. It makes me feel safe to hire you or work with you.
It calms my inner cavegirl, Janet, because she believes that piece of stiff, cream paper means everything is going to work out.
But that's all it is.
And after a couple of them, the return on investment diminishes sharply. I don't need you to have 5 degrees.
I need you to be great.
Your excellence in your field cannot be measured by a degree or award. I know too many highly certified people that can't coach, or ride, or build, or teach their way out of a paper bag. They just haven't put in the 10,000 hours out there in the real world. They haven't honed their craft.
Certifications and diplomas aren't for YOU. They are for US.
If you're considering spending money on another degree, you owe it to yourself and your checkbook to decide what's really going on.
Is this a place to hide? Do you need to get into the messy workforce and get some experience? Do you need to pull the pin on that imperfect business idea?
Or do you need to sit down and figure out what you really want?
Only you know the truth, but if you think another degree or certification is the answer, I'm going to offer a challenge. Take a moment now and google five highly successful people who don't have any kind of degree and prove to yourself that you don't need a degree to start your journey.
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