From Chasing Credentials to Celebrating Existence
I realized there’s no need to stress so much about being certified, even though today’s world feels like a relentless race to collect certificates left and right. You start your early education eagerly awaiting that high school diploma, and when you finally get it, it feels like you’ve won something huge. But then you realize: that diploma is just the very first step in a world obsessed with certifications and specialization. You’re not a professional yet, so you keep chasing higher education, more degrees, more certificates. Some fields demand not just a couple, but a constant accumulation of credentials just to keep up. And here’s the thing — every time you gain one, it feels like a victory. You feel accomplished, like you’re winning at life. Certificates do open doors and help build careers, no doubt. But in the rush to get them, we tend to forget one big truth: You’ve already won the certificate race the day you were born. We are so fixated on external validation that we overlook t...
