Hey college students: Be Bold, Intense and Creative.

College is a time of transitions. Often, students are not just moving to an institution of higher education, they are often moving from home, from family and from the familiar. One thing that we have noticed happen during this transition, is that college students, particularly freshman, will lose their sense of voice. With all the commotion that comes with this huge move, students feel as if they have no right or authority to make grand, world changing actions.  Moving to a large place and being thrust into the "adult" world, they often feel small and too childish to make a difference. Here within the SOS office, we feel that this is the opposite of what should be happening. At this age and level, students should be taking the opportunity to be making bold, optimistic and change inducing actions. Why? Because they are just as capable, if not more so, than anyone else. College students have the great ability to see road blocks, and yet still remain optimistic that they can over come them. College students are wonderful in the way that they keep their sense of creativity overflowing and unending.

We urge our students to not wait till they get a degree or become an "adult" before they start aspiring to their dreams. We believe that time is now.

To get the real essence of what we feel about this, today's TED is from Adora Svitak. This video speaks to the power of bold ideas and intense creativity that come from thinking "childishly".