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Graduate Highlight - Shelby Sellick

Life is full of uncertainty. When you are unsure about where you will live, what job you will be working, and how you will develop as a person in the next few years, it could be challenging to plan your academic future. It's even more difficult when your spouse is serving in the military. Even with a hectic, constantly-changing lifestyle, Shelby Sellick was able to earn her medical assistant diploma at Stautzenberger College.

Graduate Highlight - Magdalena Knisley

We've all heard that it's important to continually grow and learn. Still, some adults shy away from returning to school. Juggling other responsibilities with homework may seem difficult enough, but the idea of continuing education without any friends intimidates many people even more. However, attending class becomes more important than ever when the material covers knowledge and skills you could use daily in your career. Realizing this, Magdalena Knisley stepped outside her comfort zone to become a veterinary technician.

Happiness

Do you know what's causing your unhappiness?

Do you ever judge yourself too harshly? I do. In fact, many of us do without realizing it. Even when your friends say that you are a superstar, you may feel deep inside that it's not true. Over time, this could lead to you becoming pessimistic without understanding why.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness. It's a pretty straightforward concept. Your mind is focused on the present task without allowing distractions to impede your progress. All too often, we veer from the matter at hand. Once your mind has taken flight, you could become engrossed in obsessive thoughts over an event that just happened or may take place in the future. It is this anxiety that prevents us from enacting positive change in our lives.

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