I wrote previously about Steve Bogucki (Educated Soldier) and his Law School vs. Special Forces quandary. He recently wrote a powerful post about his decision to quit (his term) Special Forces training and to continue with his higher education goals. He explains his thoughts on the topic and his reasoning, all of which are [...]
I wrote previously about Steve Bogucki (Educated Soldier) and his Law School vs. Special Forces quandary. He recently wrote a powerful post about his decision to quit (his term) Special Forces training and to continue with his higher education goals. He explains his thoughts on the topic and his reasoning, all of which are interesting and make sense.
It’s no small thing to decide to just drop such a major chunk of your life. I quit school three years into my second degree because I finally saw what my intense academic focus was doing to my family, my daughter especially. Like Steve, the actual realization and the subsequent decision-making moment went fairly quickly. But even though I could see how necessary it was for me to quit, it still sucked. It’s hard to just stop.
It’s dangerously easy to stay on a path, whether you’re happy to be there or not, simply because you’ve wanted it for so long and have invested so much time, effort and emotional energy into that goal. Walking away from something tremendous is usually more difficult than staying the course. I’m very impressed with Mr. Bogucki’s decision and the ballsiness it took for him to quit. And he sounds happy. Effing busy with school, but happy.
Posted by Alexa Harrington
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