⏰ Time for you to ditch the degrees

Want more credibility? Then do this instead.

Hi Visionary,

Let me take you into a familiar scene.

It all started with my husband, as we were engaged to be married while I finished grad school (a longer story here that I will save for another time).

But for years, anytime my family or a group of friends had dinner with us, I would eventually get asked this question:

"So… when are you going back to get that PhD?"

Because that's who I am.

The overachiever.

The one with two degrees, six certifications, and a resume that looks like a LinkedIn influencer's dream.

I was the woman who collected credentials like Pokémon cards (gotta stack 'em all).

Not because I loved university that much.

I do love to learn, but...

Because it made people comfortable.

Because it gave me something to point to.

Because it made me harder to question.

But deep down?

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