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📝 Sunday Musings

Published 19 days ago • 1 min read

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Growing up, I often believed that life would fall into place once I reached certain milestones.

We convince ourselves that everything will be better once we finish school, land that dream job, start the business we've always dreamed of, get married, or build a family.

But then, life happens.

You are not progressing fast enough, the “milestone” doesn’t come, or things just don’t unfold the way we envisioned.

Frustration sets in.

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But FIRST

If you are new, welcome to OCE’s weekly newsletter curated for the ambitious youth…here are some articles you missed from previous weeks:

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3 Steps to market your passion project

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Best tools for building your passion project

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Ready for some real talk?

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We start thinking happiness is just around the corner - when we get that school acceptance, when we buy a nice car, or go on that long-awaited vacation.

But here’s the truth: There is no perfect time for happiness. If not now, then when?

Alfred D. Souza once said, "For a long time, it seemed to me that life was about to begin—real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to get through first, some unfinished business, or a debt to pay. Then life would begin. It finally dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."

Time doesn’t wait, stop putting happiness on hold.

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We run a summer cohort for ambitious youth (high school and undergrads) to work directly with world-class founders while learning from Silicon Valley leaders.

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You can also explore purposeful opportunities through our Impact Internship Opportunities Database.

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Get Curious.

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Lena

​https://www.openclassroomexperience.com/​

113 Cherry St #92768, Seattle, WA 98104-2205
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