Years later, when Kate had worked her way up in Business and wanted to apply for the next level position, her boss asked her to consider enrolling in an MBA (Master of Business Administration).
Thoughts of her 4th-grade teacher came back, filling Kate with fear of having to go back to school and study.
Although that message was from years ago, Kate still believed she couldn’t focus and retain information.
This was despite the fact she was completing complex projects within short deadlines.
That old memory frozen in time was a still photograph located in Kate’s mind, far from her current reality.
Nevertheless, it had enough power to bring up feelings of shame and prevent her from returning to study.
On further investigation, Kate was able to recall other incidents of being told,
“At least you’re good at sport, Kate; otherwise, you would be an embarrassment to your family”, and
“Lucky you’re not like your sisters; otherwise, we would never have won the championship.”
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