{"id":10487,"date":"2014-10-23T07:26:46","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T12:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=10487"},"modified":"2014-10-28T12:25:11","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T17:25:11","slug":"dear-gabby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2014\/10\/23\/dear-gabby\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Gabby"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dear Gabby,<\/div>\n
I am a single mother of two, work full time and I am a part time\u00a0 student here at Sinclair. Even though I have decided what I want to do career wise, I find that I am lacking motivation. I get distracted by thinking about how much schooling and how many more years of\u00a0 school I have left until I am able to get to where I want to be. I start<\/div>\n
thinking about the chunk of time school takes away from spending time with my children and my social life in general. What advice would you give students who are struggling to stay motivated in school when they worry that time is passing them by?<\/div>\n
Sincerely,<\/div>\n
Frustrated<\/div>\n

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Dear Frustrated,<\/div>\n
This is something I experience in my own life. That thought of\u00a0 wasting time is always in the back of my mind, but then I had an epiphany and thought, if I stop now and lose my motivation, then I will never get to where I want to be. I think it\u2019s important to stay focused on the future and your goals, but you also have a view of what\u2019s right in front of you. You can\u2019t focus on your dreams if you don\u2019t have a clear plan on what you need to accomplish. In the end, this work will pay off and it\u2019ll be so rewarding. Personally, I have a lot of things I am trying to accomplish and it becomes overwhelming, which I am sure you can relate to. But just know that either<\/div>\n
way the time will pass by so you might as well stick to the plan, and stay focused. Earl Nightingale once said, \u201cNever give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.\u201d My advice to you would be to write out your goals, so you have them visually presented to you. I have motivational quotes and goals that I want to accomplish in my planner to keep me on<\/div>\n
track. Always know that your two kids will also appreciate the hard work you are doing to better your life, and theirs as well.<\/div>\n
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Don\u2019t forget, Sinclair also offers counseling services for students to help with personal and academic obstacles. Visit their office in Building 10 room 424 for free counseling services.<\/div>\n
Stay dedicated,<\/div>\n
Gabby<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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