{"id":27,"date":"2025-05-06T08:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T06:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/fear-of-the-future-and-procrastination\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-05-27T08:53:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T06:53:50","slug":"page-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/page-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear future students,\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"color:#205195\" class=\"has-inline-color\">If I had understood earlier that fear is often the root cause of procrastination, I could have saved myself a tremendous amount of stress and wasted time. Looking back to my high school years, I realize that much of the pressure I felt came from fear, fear of failure, fear of disappointing my parents, and fear of making the wrong choices. If I had been brave enough to openly communicate with my parents about these feelings, we might have had more honest conversations that would have helped me clarify my goals sooner. Understanding that it\u2019s perfectly okay not to have all the answers right away would have also given me the confidence to explore different paths without feeling paralyzed by uncertainty.\u00a0<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"color:#205195\" class=\"has-inline-color\">One turning point for me was attending a conference on IT management. That experience was eye-opening. If I hadn\u2019t taken that step to go, I wouldn\u2019t have discovered exciting opportunities like the ES and HES programs, nor would I have realized how much I genuinely enjoy working with technology and being part of a collaborative team. It was this exposure that helped me break out of my comfort zone and see a clearer future.\u00a0<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"color:#205195\" class=\"has-inline-color\">So, if I could share one important message with you, it would be this: don\u2019t wait. Take small steps now, even if they feel uncertain or uncomfortable. Fear loses its power when you start moving forward. Whether it\u2019s attending an event like the Forum Horizon, having that difficult conversation with your parents, or simply exploring something new, these actions build momentum and open doors you might not have imagined.\u00a0<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"color:#205195\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Remember, progress doesn\u2019t require perfection, just the courage to begin.\u00a0<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I had understood earlier that fear is often the root cause of procrastination, I could have saved myself a tremendous amount of stress and wasted time. Looking back to my high school years, I realize that much of the pressure I felt came from fear, fear of failure, fear of disappointing my parents, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81,"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/81"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}