The perspective shift - your journey is your superpower
- Aug 11, 2025
- 2 min read
By Sharon Secondus
Moving from England to the USA wasn't simply changing countries, it was dismantling every comfortable assumption about identity and starting over from scratch. As an international student, the decision to leave everything familiar behind represented both tremendous risk and unlimited possibility. The transition brought waves of uncertainty, homesickness, and the persistent question of whether this leap of faith was the biggest mistake of a lifetime.
Yet within that discomfort lay the seeds of transformation - I call it “the perspective shift”. The experience of being constantly in ebbs and flows, learning who I was while standing in newfound confidence led to authentic self-discovery. It was messy, uncomfortable, and often lonely but it was also where real growth began.
Rising from uncertainty required more than hope; it demanded strategy. The secret weapon became a simple journal, not just for processing my thoughts but for actively designing the future I prayed about. Every page became a blueprint: dream jobs to pursue, neighborhoods to call home, the network to build, and the person to become. These weren't wishful thoughts but concrete visions anchored by faith that provided courage during the darkest moments of doubt.
Years later, reviewing those pages revealed something remarkable: nearly everything documented had materialized. The dream job, the perfect apartment, the chosen family of friends, and most importantly, the growth mindset that made it all possible. The journal had served as both a compass and contract with the future self.
The most profound shift wasn't external but internal. The transformation from apologizing for taking up space to owning a unique journey marked the true turning point. What initially felt like disadvantages being foreign, different, starting over revealed themselves as superpowers. The perspective shift didn't just boost confidence; it revolutionized the scope of what seemed possible.
This realization became the foundation for helping other international students navigate similar transitions. The mission evolved from personal survival to community empowerment,
using hard-won wisdom to smooth the path for others facing similar crossroads through SeeMeNow33.
Today, "unstoppable" means something entirely different: moving in complete alignment with who you're becoming. It's about pursuing goals that your future self will thank you for, aligning mentally, emotionally, and spiritually before taking action. True momentum comes from working with natural rhythms, not against them. Being unstoppable now means taking action even when fear and worry show up, while trusting the process and maintaining hope.
In retrospect, the message is clear: every struggle isn't a roadblock but a development opportunity. Those difficult seasons weren't just survival tests, they were intensive training in emotional intelligence and resilience. The pain was developing the deep self-understanding necessary to hold onto vision even when everything feels uncertain. The key is trusting the process, faith, and continuing forward, even when the destination isn't visible.
The ultimate lesson from this journey across continents and through personal transformation is that home isn't a geographical location, it's the confidence to be yourself anywhere in the world. The journey from England to America taught more than cultural adaptation, it revealed that our greatest limitations are often self-imposed, and our greatest strengths emerge from what initially appears to be our greatest vulnerabilities. We become unstoppable not through relentless pushing, but through authentic alignment with our evolving selves.
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