This seems like an odd title for a post about a career fair, but it's true. I felt like Super-Nerd...aka Dr. Grandin. Here's why: I shared my experiences (so far) about my career and what I did and wished I did so that these graduating seniors would be able to do what they wanted in the helping professions. Just telling them to go for it made me smile because that's more encouragement for them. There was a guy who wanted to be a gym teacher and was sort of unsure. But when he heard that UNC had a program and he could get experience at sports camps and that kind of thing, he got a bit more perked up.
Just being able to use my experience to encourage others makes it worth it. Even though I am not at a master's level of employment yet, I shouldn't take what I have for granted.
Talking about the easy typical stuff will make it easier to talk about the difficult stuff for others' benefit if that's what God wants me to do.
I also realized that I don't have to wait to be at Super-Nerd's level of fame to make a difference. God wants all of little me and what I'm doing now.
Just being able to use my experience to encourage others makes it worth it. Even though I am not at a master's level of employment yet, I shouldn't take what I have for granted.
Talking about the easy typical stuff will make it easier to talk about the difficult stuff for others' benefit if that's what God wants me to do.
I also realized that I don't have to wait to be at Super-Nerd's level of fame to make a difference. God wants all of little me and what I'm doing now.
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