Lessons I Learned About Guarding My Special

<h1>No One Is Worth Giving Up Your Positive Beliefs About Yourself</h1><p>Attaching your worth to relationships or groups can lead to disappointing results! In this episode I explore two major moments in life where I let someone take my special. Please take a moment and listen. I am trying to turn my mess into a message!</p><p>0:00</p><p>Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode. I am Cocoa Griot, just a 50 something who delights in disgussing life, love, and a host of other ish. During this time of chaos and confusion, it's important to hold fast to your sense of self. It's easy to align yourself with a group, and lose your sense of self. I'm not knocking groups, they have their place. I remember when I became a Brownie. I was so thrilled to have a uniform and be part of it was something I truly cherish. One great aspect about the organization was that I didn't have to trade in good parts of myself to belong. The organization enhanced who I was. I say that, to say this. You have to have a strong sense of yourself to protect yourself from being swept up by a tidal wave of negativity. Making being part of a group, the center of who you are is a mistake. I'm going to share something that happened to me a few years ago.</p><p>1:04</p><p> I decided to work on a second master's degree. I was fascinated with learning management systems, so I decided to pursue a master's degree in educational technology. Things were going well until they were not. On October 24, 2018 The professor over the degree program, call me. He was drunk, he said and I quote, "I'm just going to cut to the chase here, you do not belong in my program." " You are probably a very nice person and I'm sure there's something else you can study."" Your work is a hot mess, and you do not belong in my program." I was shaken to my core. I did not have a history of failure in graduate courses, but here he was telling me to drop his class, or I was going to fail. I was lost and hurt. So I reached out to another professor. He was stunned. He told me