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The Power of No

2/2/2018

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It's commonly heard that we live in a world of Instant Gratification... and snowflakes... and What's a "Safe Space, anyhow?"  Maybe this is another version of going to school, uphill, both ways, in the snow, without oxygen!!  Or maybe it's not... What do I know? 

I've come to understand this one simple truth: The only person I'm competing with or against, is myself.  Each and every day. Yeah, sure, the Joneses might have something that I don't, but so what? Growing up, I wasn't the easiest kid in the world to motivate.  There might be fancier ways of saying it now, but my parents basically said I was stubborn and only did what I was interested in doing. For example, in school, I was always behind, didn't have my homework, and really didn't seem to care if it got done, either. What's a concerned parent to do?

In my short life I've learned the power of the simple act of denial. Here are three stories that are meant to illustrate this point:
1. Getting into SUNY
2. Photography degree
   A. Took the Easy way out
   B. Access to great tools
   C. A warning and a challenge
3. InfoSec and the challenge for education
   A. Initial degree becomes a problem
   B. The trouble with promises
      1. Miscommunication
      2. In the end, who are you doing this for?
          a. What did learn about other people?
          b. What did I learn about myself?​
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