Earning a Master's Degree

I recently earned my masters degree in school counseling and I am still working on my finishing my Pupil Personnel Service (PPS) credential.  I definitely feel I have accomplished something positive that will undoubtedly propel me forward.  It's like anything though, you get what you put in.  I learned a lot while going through the various courses but I could have learned more.  The more you pour in, the more you take out.  "You don't truly know someone unless you know what they want."  I heard that line in a movie I just watched.  It stuck with me because I agree.  It reminds me of something that was said in the show Game of Thrones recently, if nobody knows what you truly want then they do not know your weakness's.  Not that this applies to my life but in Hollywood thrillers and great HBO shows it seems like sage advice.  In real life, in modern times I think the saying "Once you have that piece of paper on the wall, there's no taking it away and that piece of paper can open doors for you."  It really is just a piece of paper, and while I'll be the first to admit I don't know everything there is to know about being a counselor,  I do find it very interesting and something I don't mind doing everyday.  I have always said that being a good listener is a rare talent, or finding a good listener is a rare find.  People who actually stop thinking about what they want to say next in the conversation and actually listen to the other person.  I think that I am a good listener and I believe that is a necessary trait for becoming a good counselor.