Thank God for that procrastination of a few years before applying to school. Without it, I would not have made the connections I made and the new friends I have found. I would never have met the professors that have changed my life in the most positive ways imaginable. The mentors I have learned from are top performers in the industry and have more contacts and connections than LinkedIn. I’m serious. No other school has this much experience as faculty. The Public Relations program at Algonquin College is the best program in the country. And I’m in it. Whether I felt like I belonged or not (which I didn’t, at the time) didn’t matter anymore. I was going to do my best and by my best I mean make it on the Dean’s Honour list. And why was this so important to me? I pretend I have nothing to prove, but honestly, I do. I was bound and determined to prove to those who didn’t think I had it in me that I could not only complete the program, but do so with flying colours while still being the best mom I could be. But mostly, I wanted to show myself that I could do this. That it was never too late. I wanted to show my daughter that hard work and determination can and will get you places in life. Places you want to be and are meant to be. No matter where you are in life or at what crossroad you stand, if you really want something in your life to change, you have to just take that leap of faith. Trust and believe in yourself. Allow yourself to fall, if that is what is meant to be. Just don’t stay down. Pick yourself up, brush yourself off, and leap again. And now I’m standing at the edge, future unwritten and unknown, ready to make that change. All I have to do is leap.
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Shauna QuinnNo stranger to taking the road less travelled, I must admit those not so great choices made me who I am and led me to where I am right now, which happens to be exactly where I am supposed to be. Archives
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