How I Transformed My Life in 5 Steps - Part 4

Part 4 – From a Law School Student to the “Light Bulb” Moment

[Continued from Part 3 - From Being a Waiter to a Law School Student] In late December 1996, while still feeling the aftermath of the results of being dismissed from law school, I took a trip to San Diego, California. For the next two weeks, I confided in my cousin and shared with him the agony of letting others down and of being a disappointment to my parents.

During that trip I stumbled across a website from the Rockport Institute, a career coaching organization. So much of what I was feeling at that time, all the pain and confusion over my lack of direction in life, were retold and resolved right there on those web pages. Somehow, their words about finding a career that matched my natural abilities and talents jumped out at me. That night as I fell asleep comforted by those words, it suddenly dawned on me – psychology matches my natural skills and abilities and it seems like a natural fit. It was as if someone had turned on the “light bulb” in my brain.

When I woke up the next morning, I awoke as a new man, with a new vision for my life!

I knew that I had to go into psychology and that it was my calling to become a therapist and a college professor. It was as clear as day that I was to get my Master’s and then PhD in psychology (I’m still working on the PhD part), have my own private practice as well as teach at a local college.

I was now ready for the next chapter of my life and I just “knew” that I was going to be ok. I just knew.

Read the last part, “Part 5 – “Light Bulb” Moment and Beyond.”