Motivation Touchstone
Dear Dianne,
In the last activity, Creating Actionable Goals Related to Obtaining Your Graduate Degree, you watched a video which explained how when trying to achieve certain goals you can sometimes encounter a fog that can make you lose sight of the goals that you have set for yourself. Besides setting goals such as becoming self-sufficient, in regards to being able to take care of your family and opening your own non-profit, you have realized that there are certain steps that you must take to achieve these goals.
In order to achieve the goals mentioned above, you realize that you must obtain the knowledge and skills that are necessary through higher learning. Gaining as much knowledge as you can has always been of great importance to you, even at an early age. Attending Northcentral University will help you to obtain such knowledge and skills. Even with your first class, Foundations for Graduate Study in Business, you learned some invaluable information through your assigned activities.
At the start of your academic career, leading up to where you are now, you realize the part that research and developing your writing skills plays in becoming a successful student. However, in addition to your class on how to manage a business, you have also learned the importance of time management, critical thinking, keeping your thesis in mind, and through constructive feedback, setting and prioritizing your goals necessary to obtain your graduate degree. You have learned a lot; however, knowledge is the key to success in both your academic and professional career, stay focused, learn as much as possible, and enjoy it in the process.

Sincerely,
Dianne