Being held back by Fear of Failure.

[MelissaG50]

I am a 52 year old woman with 3 teenage children. I have always wanted to be a good example for them when I could.

I haven't worked since 2001 after 3 nervous breakdowns over 10 years.  After all my children were born I attempted to do a bachelor in primary school teaching startingand finished in 2011, but we had an emergency foster placement with special needs and I couldn't continue.

I attempted again to reskill and in 2017 started Nail Tech Cert III.  3 weeks into the course I lost my mum.  Truly devastating, my best friend and confidant.  I completed and received my Certificate, but I have been truly crushed, my grief overwhelmed me and made me, can only think of the word terrified.

I have convinced myself that I am not good enough and that I have to do the training again,  in essence I need a qualified nail technician teacher to pass me all over again.   But I can't afford to pay for it all over again.

I don't know where to go or what to do. 

Please help someone,  somewhere and somehow.

Melissa

😔

[geoff]

Hello Melissa, I'm so sorry with the loss of your dear mum, and when this happens it's not easy to overcome, especially after you have had three nervous breakdowns which can certainly stall everything you had intended to do.

As you already have the certificate, and although it was done in 2017, any further qualifications shouldn't be difficult to obtain, and I realise that within the past few years much may have changed within this industry, but it wouldn't take long for you to get this advanced qualification.

In Victoria there are courses that are free, and please don't feel as though you aren't good enough, of course you are, but just take it slowly, so please let me know where you are so I can then research for you.

Geoff.

Life Member. 

[MelissaG50]

Hello Geoff

Thanks so much for your reply.   I am living in Orange, NSW.

Melissa