From SGI USA, I'm Cassidy Bradford and this is bootability.

The weekly series where I talk with Buddhists from all walks of life about the power we each have to change our lives and the world around us.

Is there an expiration date for your dream?

Like many people, I grew up thinking that once I picked a dream, that was it.

I was committed.

Or if I wasn't sure of my dream, then the first job I had after college would be my destiny.

But that doesn't have to be true.

We can pursue our dreams at any point, whether that's a dream we've kept tucked away since grade school or a recently discovered one. Our own limiting beliefs are the biggest roadblock.

Today's guest, Ji Hio Kim from the Bay Area, set aside a dream and didn't pick it back up until after she started her first career.

She shares how chanting Namyo Hōding-Gyiao helped her develop the self-worth and confidence needed to make the leap.

Welcome, G to bootability. Thank you so much for joining me. It's so wonderful to have you here.

I'm really excited to hear more of your story. So as always, I have our guests just introduce themselves. So you can start with just

telling me a little bit about who you are and maybe kind of how you spend your time because I know

you've got a very busy life. So yeah, please take it away. Yes, thank you so much.

My name is Ji Huyi Kim.

I go by Ji, but my full Korean first name is Jiho.

I am 31 years old.

I live in San Francisco Bay Area in California.

And yes, I have very busy life right now. So I work full time as a community health

advocate, you know, working for victims of crime. And also I am part-time pre-med, meaning that my goal

is, you know, to really contribute to our society and the world as a psychiatrist.

So I am taking a bunch of prerequisites right now to be able to apply for MET school.

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