#NerdsUnite: I just graduated college!! But um, now what?
<editorsnote> Nerds, meet my buddy Megan. She recently just graduated from SDSU and is now entering the world with a fresh pair of eyes in a stinky economy. In these series of posts she will discuss her thoughts and discoveries as she ventures out into the real world. Hit it Meg!!! </editorsnote>
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @MegCorbs
Last week in my Halloween post I talked about my 'grown-up' fear of failure.
I know this isn't a unique fear to have but one that has in the past prevented me from going out and doing all the crazy stuff that I may have wanted to do.
It all started when I was younger. I am the youngest of 4 kids. Each of my siblings had something that they did well. My oldest sister is the artist of the family, oldest brother was the charismatic one, next brother could play ANY sport with ease and then I was the one who did well in school.
I put unbelievable pressure on myself to always get good grades, even throughout college.
While I am proud of everything I have accomplished I realize now that it took me awhile to step out of my comfort zone and try anything new.
If I didn't know that I would be good at something, I didn't want to try to do it. This could be anything from playing any sport to driving a car (I didn't get my license until I absolutely had to when I was 18), to meeting new people.
I had to learn to overcome this and to tell you the truth I'm honestly not 100% sure how I did besides hating living life that way.
If I still held on to these fears today I wouldn't have stepped out of my comfort zone and written on this site and met all the new and amazing friends I have today.
Now I realize that you only fail when you do not try. Cliché, but so incredibly true. Life experiences mean everything and they shape us to be the people that we are today. If we are too scared to go out and live those experiences than we won't be able to grow.
No one ever got to any level of success without failing first. Perfection just doesn't happen and that is ok.
So I say bring it on life….I'll conquer those failures with a smile on my face or a stiff drink!
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