{"id":13438,"date":"2016-04-12T09:50:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T14:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=13438"},"modified":"2017-06-27T09:30:46","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T14:30:46","slug":"spring-fling-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2016\/04\/12\/spring-fling-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Fling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11927\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2015\/09\/01\/dear-gabby-father-vs-family\/attachment\/processed-with-vscocam-with-b5-preset\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,640\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1440430570&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2015. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Processed with VSCOcam with b5 preset&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Processed with VSCOcam with b5 preset\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image1-300x240.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11927\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image1.jpg\" alt=\"Processed with VSCOcam with b5 preset\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image1-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Dear Gabby,<\/p>\n<p>I have six classes left to finish my degree, but I feel like I have no motivation to continue. I have been so busy trying to start my passion and my future career but I feel like my degree is important but not necessary. I am really trying to not give in to myself and quit but I just want to move on with my life. What should I do?<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Stressed but not depressed<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Dear Stressed but not depressed,<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re not alone. I feel like so many people of the younger generation just want to start their lives and skip the process and get to the fun part of doing what they love and making money.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, as fun as that may seem, the journey of accomplishing your goals and the experience you are gaining throughout the process is going to benefit you in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>I understand you completely about having a degree, but I guarantee that it is very important and although it might not be necessary to your career specifically, it\u2019s still going to help you and show that you\u2019re dedicated to completing something by staying committed.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just showing the diploma, it\u2019s about sharing the work and sacrifices you had to make in order to complete your degree. It\u2019s showing multiple things besides a \u201cpiece of paper.\u201d It shows that you know how to manage time, motivate yourself and stay committed.<\/p>\n<p>You know yourself the best so if a degree is not for you then I wouldn\u2019t waste my time, however, critically think about it. What are the benefits to having a degree? My advice to you is continuing with it\u2014you have six classes left. You\u2019re almost there. Just stay focused and think of the end result\u2014it\u2019ll be worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck,<\/p>\n<p>Gabby<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Gabby, I have six classes left to finish my degree, but I feel like I have no motivation to continue. I have been so busy trying to start my passion and my future career but I feel like my degree is important but not necessary. 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