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Life is an accomplishment and each moment has a meaning and you must use it.–Jeanne Moreau
Every accomplishment, no matter how small, is meaningful. Revel in your successes!
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There is no success without hardship.–Sophocles
As you struggle through these first weeks of Summer I, know that you are on the path to success.
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Focused, hard work is the real key to success. Keep your eyes on the goal, and just keep taking the next step towards completing it. If you aren’t sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better.–John Carmack
We are almost to the end of Spring II. You have taken some significant steps toward your goal.
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Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.–Francis of Assisi
As you begin Spring II, let this be your mantra.
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There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.–Jiddu Krishnamurti
As you come to the end of the Spring I session, know that what you have learned is simply a step along the way. Keep stepping!
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If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.–Malcolm X
Let’s keep Malcolm X’s assertion in mind this month.
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In the long history of humankind (and animal kind too) those who learned to collaborate
and improvise most effectively have prevailed.–Charles Darwin
Even distance education students need to create study groups and cohorts to collaborate.
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Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.–Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let’s make it point today to try to stretch our boundaries.
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It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.–Ursula K. Le Guin
As you journey through your time at Brandman, please remember that, while earning your degree is important, the things you learn about the world and yourself are even more so.
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Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.–Benjamin Disraeli
What action makes you happy?
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