“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” — Viktor E. Frankl
Holding Tightly to the Way Things Once Were
One thing is certain during a terminal degree journey—you’re not the same person who started this process. Not a year ago, not even a month ago. Every chapter, challenge, and paper is shaping you. And while you can’t control everything that happens, you can choose your attitude along the way. That choice helps you manage change, rather than letting change manage you.
So stay humble. Stay teachable. The world—and your research—is often bigger than you imagined. There’s always room for a fresh insight or a new approach. But first, you have to accept that things may never return to how they were at the start. And that’s okay. Because what looks like an ending is often the beginning of something better.
Evans Akpo 