I read a post from Nurse_Haskins that said, "Dear NURSING students" Don't allow ANYONE to rush you to the finish line. It took ME over 20 years to go from CNA to FNP and some of those SAME PEOPLE have dropped out of the race."This caused me to reflect back to my own journey. 10 years later I proudly wear a bracelet my mom bought me that says, "She Believed She Could So She Did."