| When I was twelve years old, I decided to
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| | direction but always remember your final
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| start thinking about my future
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| | destination. I stayed in school, dropped
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| profession. In my young mind, that meant
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| | one of my classes and got a tutor. When
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| deciding between being a doctor and being
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| | finals came around, I passed them all and
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| a lawyer. Since I hated most things
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| | I never saw another ?F.?
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| having to do with science and math, the
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| | ? Believe that you can fulfill your
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| choice became clear to me ? I would
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| | purpose. You were created to fulfill a
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| become the first lawyer in my family. I
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| | special purpose. Discover what your
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| loved reading and there was nothing
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| | purpose is and fight to make sure that
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| better than standing in front of an
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| | you are living it, walking it and
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| audience and putting on a show. I could
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| | speaking it every day. Don't allow
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| almost see myself making a closing
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| | temporary circumstances to keep you from
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| argument to a jury. From that point on,
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| | fulfilling your purpose. I knew that I
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| everything I did had to help propel me
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| | was destined to be a lawyer and even in
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| towards achieving my big dream of
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| | the face of failure, there had to be a
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| becoming an attorney. I was rewarded for
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| | way for me to realize my dream. I just
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| my hard work by being accepted at the
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| | had to find it.
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| college and law school of my choice.
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| | ? Speak positively about your dreams.
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| The first year of law school was a lot of
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| | You have to believe that your dream can
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| hard work but I believed I was handling
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| | come true. That includes not speaking
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| it well. Midterms were around the
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| | negatively about your chances of being
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| corner. I studied harder than I've ever
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| | successful. Even if you're thinking
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| studied before or since and I knew I was
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| | negative, doubtful or fearful thoughts,
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| ready. The exams came and I felt pretty
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| | don't speak them. When I told my mom
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| good when they were over. Then I received
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| | that I needed to drop out of law school
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| my grades. I got an ?F? on all of my
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| | because I had flunked my mid term exams
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| tests. I had never received an ?F? on
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| | and I was never going to become a lawyer,
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| anything in sixteen years of school; how
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| | she reminded me that what we speak
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| could I have flunked?
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| | becomes our reality. I needed to speak
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| I found myself fighting fear, doubts and
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| | positively and eventually my thoughts
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| questions. Did I choose the wrong
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| | would become positive and my beliefs
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| profession? Maybe I was not cut out to
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| | would too.
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| be a lawyer. Did I set my aim too high?
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| | In the more than twenty years since I
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| Should I drop out? Perhaps this was the
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| | graduated from law school, the lessons I
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| wrong dream for me. But it was my dream
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| | learned that first year have benefited me
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| and it had been my dream for many years.
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| | more than any lessons learned about legal
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| I was not ready to give it up. Instead,
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| | cases. Because of that experience, I
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| I was ready to learn some lessons that
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| | know how to fight for and achieve my
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| I've remembered every time I've found
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| | goals and dreams. As you set out to make
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| myself faced with fear, doubt and
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| | your dreams come true, remember to never
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| questions when pursuing a goal or dream.
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| | give up and believe that failure is not
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| ? Be tenacious in pursuing your dream.
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| | an option. Yes, your dream can come
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| There may be times of uncertainty and
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| | true!
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| doubt but don't let those times deter you
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| | ? 2006 Joyce M. Averils, JD. All rights
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| from the path you know you were meant to
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| | reserved.
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| take. Sometimes you may have to change
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