Transition to College

Are you making the transition from second level to third level education this Autumn?

There is a story that in certain parts of the world, baby elephants are restrained by a rope around their leg. If they try to wander off, they are pulled back by the heavy rope.

Surprisingly, as the elephants get older and bigger, stronger ropes are not needed. By this stage, the elephant is so set in its beliefs that it can’t get away, farmers can use light river reeds in place of a rope and the elephant doesn’t even try to escape.

So whatever limiting ideas you had about yourself when you were in secondary school, they are as flimsy as river reeds. Now is your chance to step forward strongly and confidently into third level without any old baggage or reeds tugging on you and holding you back.

There’s a welcome and a place for everyone and you can be yourself. It is time that any negative beliefs you had before should be allowed wither away like dried up river reeds.

Now is your time!

Feature Image Credit: Brooke Cagle via Unsplash