At the writing retreat, I felt you added some very noteworthy additions to what CJ was explaining on more than one occasion. In the hustle of what was going on, I don't know if I expressed that to you then, but I wanted to:)
Thank you, Mike!! At times it felt like we were in a group coaching session haha. I thoroughly enjoyed the way we got to help each other work through our struggles in that setting.
I’m currently contemplating going back to school, and teaching is one of the professions I’m considering — though I also have serious reservations about that field for some of the reasons you’ve mentioned in this newsletter. There are so many different ways to be a teacher in life that don’t involve stepping foot in a classroom or educating children at all. I’m glad you’re coming back to a dream you once had but in a way you never expected. Life is funny that way.
You've definitely got it in you Tara, judging by the way you lead the climate book club. Would you want to do more events like that? I feel like I know of quite a few people who work as event hosts, but at their core the role is really that of a teacher, coach, guide, or mentor. Though I can see the benefit of going back to school if you want to be a college professor or something. It's a big decision to make!
And yes, sometimes I wish I knew this all sooner so I could've started informally teaching events when I was younger. I'm grateful my winding career path eventually got me to where I am today, though.
So I volunteer for an organization that mentors nonbinary and teenage girls with their writing, and I do enjoy periodically helping younger writers work through their creative process. I've thought about going through a program/getting a certification to become a coach so I can specifically help people (especially writers or creatives) with ADHD. But there is definitely a bit of an imposter syndrome there where it's like, "well, I need to fully get my shit together before I can become a coach for someone else" and it's like... there will never be a moment when you fully have your shit together, but the important thing is you are trying and learning things that are valuable to impart to other people. If I don't go back to school, maybe I'll add the coaching thing to my big bucket list goals for the next year or two. Thanks for asking the question, Jenn!
At the writing retreat, I felt you added some very noteworthy additions to what CJ was explaining on more than one occasion. In the hustle of what was going on, I don't know if I expressed that to you then, but I wanted to:)
Thank you, Mike!! At times it felt like we were in a group coaching session haha. I thoroughly enjoyed the way we got to help each other work through our struggles in that setting.
I’m currently contemplating going back to school, and teaching is one of the professions I’m considering — though I also have serious reservations about that field for some of the reasons you’ve mentioned in this newsletter. There are so many different ways to be a teacher in life that don’t involve stepping foot in a classroom or educating children at all. I’m glad you’re coming back to a dream you once had but in a way you never expected. Life is funny that way.
You've definitely got it in you Tara, judging by the way you lead the climate book club. Would you want to do more events like that? I feel like I know of quite a few people who work as event hosts, but at their core the role is really that of a teacher, coach, guide, or mentor. Though I can see the benefit of going back to school if you want to be a college professor or something. It's a big decision to make!
And yes, sometimes I wish I knew this all sooner so I could've started informally teaching events when I was younger. I'm grateful my winding career path eventually got me to where I am today, though.
So I volunteer for an organization that mentors nonbinary and teenage girls with their writing, and I do enjoy periodically helping younger writers work through their creative process. I've thought about going through a program/getting a certification to become a coach so I can specifically help people (especially writers or creatives) with ADHD. But there is definitely a bit of an imposter syndrome there where it's like, "well, I need to fully get my shit together before I can become a coach for someone else" and it's like... there will never be a moment when you fully have your shit together, but the important thing is you are trying and learning things that are valuable to impart to other people. If I don't go back to school, maybe I'll add the coaching thing to my big bucket list goals for the next year or two. Thanks for asking the question, Jenn!