There were several significant risks i took before. For example, the case i chose to study in Japan, the case i chose to have a one-year exchange to U.S high school. All of them are what i want to do. However, usually all of them are with some counter argument made by my family.
Choosing to study in Japan, that means i quit my school in China and restart my life in a foreign country. For my parents' view, it is really risky for me to restart again. They afraid i will drop out. The same argument came out when i decided to study abroad when i was senior in high school, the most important period for every student to prepare for University examination. That are right to worry about what i am going to do. However, the eagerness for me to choose what i am going to do, also motivated me to do better.
Answer to the question that did i develop a plan for communicate risks to others or not. I will say i usually tried to communicate the risk to others and tried to persuade. However, the neck point is do others have a flexible point of view? If their view is so strong, its hard for them to agree with the risks you are going to take. Negotiation is needed, but the outcome is not always win-win. So when you failed to persuade others, you need a back up plan. Therefore, you can shift to the next step quickly.^^
Hi Shu,
返信削除Yes, good point about having a back-up plan. Like our text says, sometimes you have to set yourself a new mark, a new goal, it the old one gets prevented.
I think it is great that you are getting all this international experience. It will eventually serve you very well.
Ken