I think most of us are raised with preconceived notions of the choices we’re supposed to make. We waste so much time making decisions based on someone else’s idea of our happiness – what will make you a good citizen or a good wife or daughter or actress. Nobody says, ‘Just be happy – go be a cobbler or go live with goats.’ (Sandra Bullock)
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In your own words, what is the main idea of the quote above by the famous actress Sandra Bullock?
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” (Albert Einstein)
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Getting Personal
In your current schooling or job, how much in harmony do you feel you are in relation to the opinions and desires of family and friends about what you are doing?
Would you say that you are following your own path or are you being unduly influenced by the expectations of others?
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INSIGHTS for SUCCESS
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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