The quote above deals with Resistance, but in effect, doesn't change always come hand in hand with fear? And fear is just another guise behind which Resistance hides. So, if this blog is to be about Entrepreneurial-ship, un-schooling, professional interests and anything of the above, then I suggest that you become very well acquainted with Resistance, because it will be your biggest obstacle and your most knowledgeable teacher. (I urge anybody seriously interested in reaching their full potential in any field or category to buy this book, and read it regularly).
The first thing I am going to say on this blog, and possibly the most important as an individual comment, is that no one is EVER too old to un-school. It doesn’t matter if you have a masters degree or you’re a top CEO at a huge architecture firm, or even if you’re in middle school. It makes no difference.
Granted, the process will be different from person to person, but that’s that whole point. Unschooling is not just a way to circumvent conventional learning, but a thought process, a mind set that allows for the individual to have easier and faster access to what he/she wants from the world and from life.
Am I making any sense so far?
Let’s start with me, and maybe get the ball rolling that way. I’m 18 years old and I live in Boulder Colorado. I stopped going to school after eight grade and un-schooled for the 2 and a half years it took me to complete high school. I went to college when I was 15 years old, and graduated this spring with an Associate Degree of General Arts. I have worked at restaurants, been a French tutor, owned my own business in Media Subtitling, and am currently a snowboard instructor at Eldora Ski Resort here in Boulder. I started this blog because I felt the need to share my insights with other people like myself who have had similar experiences. I also started this blog to identify and maybe try and answer frequently asked questions in situations I find myself in at this age, like finding a job you like, or volunteering your time in an industry that you love, or getting an internship at a respected firm or company. Even going to the right school, if school is indeed the right path for you.
None of the above is an attempt at self-glorification, merely an introduction of myself to you, the reader, in the hope that my experiences and knowledge can benefit others in similar circumstances, and maybe even form a community in the long run.
Having said that, the posts on this blog will be written from personal experience, new situations in my life, and daily discoveries, where I will try and clarify questions that I have about life, careers, and any other topic I think merits mention. Hopefully, this will help those people in similar circumstances. There’s no use in everybody madly struggling by themselves when it’s so easy to get input from various different sources to solve a problem or answer a question. I’m going to say it again because it took me a long time to realize this; you are not alone, there is always help to be found. It just takes practice to find it.
Like all things, this blog is a work in progress. I have no idea what it will ultimately turn out to be, but for now it is simply existing, and that is all that matters.
In closing, if my blog were a term paper, then the theme would be that you are never the only one that has questions about the world but no answers, or not knowing how to solve a problem, that no one is ever alone. There are always whole untapped communities out there waiting to come together, especially now that the Internet is such an accessible tool for the layman and the professional alike, waiting to be taken advantage of. All that’s needed is a spark.
(If you read this, I urge you to post any comments you might have. Discussion is the best way to answering a question.)
The first thing I am going to say on this blog, and possibly the most important as an individual comment, is that no one is EVER too old to un-school. It doesn’t matter if you have a masters degree or you’re a top CEO at a huge architecture firm, or even if you’re in middle school. It makes no difference.
Granted, the process will be different from person to person, but that’s that whole point. Unschooling is not just a way to circumvent conventional learning, but a thought process, a mind set that allows for the individual to have easier and faster access to what he/she wants from the world and from life.
Am I making any sense so far?
Let’s start with me, and maybe get the ball rolling that way. I’m 18 years old and I live in Boulder Colorado. I stopped going to school after eight grade and un-schooled for the 2 and a half years it took me to complete high school. I went to college when I was 15 years old, and graduated this spring with an Associate Degree of General Arts. I have worked at restaurants, been a French tutor, owned my own business in Media Subtitling, and am currently a snowboard instructor at Eldora Ski Resort here in Boulder. I started this blog because I felt the need to share my insights with other people like myself who have had similar experiences. I also started this blog to identify and maybe try and answer frequently asked questions in situations I find myself in at this age, like finding a job you like, or volunteering your time in an industry that you love, or getting an internship at a respected firm or company. Even going to the right school, if school is indeed the right path for you.
None of the above is an attempt at self-glorification, merely an introduction of myself to you, the reader, in the hope that my experiences and knowledge can benefit others in similar circumstances, and maybe even form a community in the long run.
Having said that, the posts on this blog will be written from personal experience, new situations in my life, and daily discoveries, where I will try and clarify questions that I have about life, careers, and any other topic I think merits mention. Hopefully, this will help those people in similar circumstances. There’s no use in everybody madly struggling by themselves when it’s so easy to get input from various different sources to solve a problem or answer a question. I’m going to say it again because it took me a long time to realize this; you are not alone, there is always help to be found. It just takes practice to find it.
Like all things, this blog is a work in progress. I have no idea what it will ultimately turn out to be, but for now it is simply existing, and that is all that matters.
In closing, if my blog were a term paper, then the theme would be that you are never the only one that has questions about the world but no answers, or not knowing how to solve a problem, that no one is ever alone. There are always whole untapped communities out there waiting to come together, especially now that the Internet is such an accessible tool for the layman and the professional alike, waiting to be taken advantage of. All that’s needed is a spark.
(If you read this, I urge you to post any comments you might have. Discussion is the best way to answering a question.)
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