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Holly's work combines: Education, Environment & Nature, and Teaching / Mentoring
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
University of Waterloo
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Fell in love with learning about new cultures and diverse people, thanks to my parents.
2.
Began to learn on my own through travel, reading, documentaries, and interacting with others.
3.
Chose a University program with classes related to culture, religion, psychology, and peacebuilding.
4.
Added a Global Engagement Specialization to my undergraduate degree, and did a co-op term abroad.
5.
Continued to learn and travel and grow (forever)!
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
You can't make a living playing outside.
How I responded:
They were partially right - it is difficult to make a large income working in outdoor education. But when I started aligning my personal values (adventure, learning, relationships, health, and achievement) I realized that wasn't important to me. I'm not yet working in outdoor education (YET), but I firmly believe I'm well on my way there. I overcame the noise by knowing what to base my decisions on and realizing that the more I loved my decisions, the less it mattered if others did.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
It was important to give myself time to accept what was happening, and then to find a healthy outlet for my emotions. It took a long time to stop venting those feelings through harmful neurotic tendencies and start talking/working through them.