Just Do It
By Joyce Selina Love
Licensed 2018

When I think back on my architectural journey, I have to shake my head at how complicated I made it for myself. To be honest, it took a long time for me to commit myself to the idea of obtaining licensure. I toyed with the idea, batted it around like a kitten with a dangling bit of yarn. It was years before I tamped down all of the excuses, sat down completely serious, and told myself, “I am going to do this thing.” I know the reason for this procrastination. The reason is that I could never fully convince myself that licensure was really all that important. For me, it wasn’t, until it was, and it took a deadline staring me down to push me to real action. Let me tell you how this journey of mine unfolded.