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My Mistakes

Let me share something that happened to me earlier in my career that will demonstrate how fear can cloud our vision when it comes to taking risks and making choices. I went to school as an adult to complete my college education. After I finished my undergraduate work, I was accepted into graduate school at Harvard and Boston University. Getting into Harvard was my ultimate goal, and I was really proud of myself when I learned I had been accepted into the program on human development. About a week after I had sent in my check and acceptance notice, I was contacted by Brandeis University and offered a fellowship in a Ph.D. program in experimental psychology. I hadn’t been crazy about the program when I applied because it didn’t seem ...