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    The secret of a person's success is discovered in his daily agenda                                   John C. Maxwell

   From FYE Spring 2002 Students

  1. To challenge our intellect
  2. so that we may make a difference in our community
  3. to make a positive contribution to society
  4. to form healthy relationships
  5. to pursue interest and goals
  6. to gain self-confidence
  7. to build self-esteem
  8. to grow, learn and help one another
  9. Maybe to make a better world
  10. to set an example and send a message to those that beyond these doors lies the key to unlocking our minds.  do we dare to go there? What might our contribution to mankind be?
10. To get a degree.
9. So your parents don't get put in prison for murdering you when you drop out.
8. So you can buy the car on the poster in your room.
7. So you can give out orders instead of taking them.
6.So when you go back to your high school reunion you can get all the girls you couldn't before.

And now the top 5 reasons

5. So you don't have to say  paper or plastic 100 times a day.
4. To get all the freebies given out during your senior year
3. For all the parties available as you go from freshman to sophomore and so on.
2. so you can depend on yourself for anything you want!

And the Number 1 reason

1. So you don't have to say, "Welcome to McDonald's. Can I take your order?"

  1. Reaching your long-term goal to success
  2. Learning how to take small steps to accomplish a large goal
  3. 3. Learning to manage your time and  stop procrastinating!
  4. Setting up guidelines for your children to follow
  5. Expanding your mind and setting new goals
  6. finding out who you are and what you are capable of
  7. building self-confidence and self-esteem
  8. Challenge yourself to find your weaknesses and find ways to strengthen them.
  9. Taking responsibility for your future
  10. Remembering - all of these things strengthens us as individuals for our every day life and these skills will prepare us for today's challenging professional world that we all soon will have to face.
  1. To achieve self-fulfillment in life.
  2. to further educate oneself
  3. To be a model to your children.
  4. when you're a good student, you will find more open doors.
  5. Make more  money at a better job.
  6. to succeed in the future
  7. to continue education from the career you're already in.
  8. to decide your career path.
  9. Broaden your horizons
  10. To meet new people.
  1. To increase your personal knowledge
  2. self-fulfillment
  3. to be a positive role model (for my children)
  4. to keep skills compatible with today's technology
  5. to make yourself marketable
  6. to one day share my knowledge by becoming a teacher (career change)
  7. to rise to the challenge
  8. to maximize your education (being a good student)
  9. to life life to the fullest
  10. to meet people
  1. To become more knowledgeable
  2. to open up career opportunities
  3. To increase income
  4. to make your family proud
  5. to set an example for your children
  6. Pathway to grad school
  7. To gain respect
  8. To have the ability to think for yourself    "Thinking Outside the Box"
  9. To obtain the tools to become a lifelong learner
  10. \To explore different academic dreams and become a more rounded person.

 

  1. To learn all you can
  2. To get a better job; never have to ask, "Would you like fries with that?"
  3. To make a better life for yourself 
  4. The pride in the knowledge that you learn
  5. The knowledge that you are accomplishing something positive for yourself
  6. Becoming more able to accomplish your goals
  7. Gain new skills
  8. Getting more respect in the business world
  9. Possibly finding a new passion or interest
  10. Making (people) connections for your future
  1. Build up your skill level
  2. Build your self-esteem
  3. Learn more about yourself and your interests
  4. Learn how to meet and interact with people
  5. to learn answers about real life situations
  6. To make my family proud of me and my accomplishments
  7. to meet the standards that most jobs require
  8. to earn respect for my ideas and knowledge
  9. to strengthen and build knowledge
  10. To be prepared for a successful career
  1. It will assist me in reaching my goals.
  2. It will assist me in learning new ideas
  3. it will create a better life for myself and my family as I will have  more knowledge in which to operate with.
  4. It will help me in getting a better job in life.
  5. It will help me gain knowledge in areas that i currently have n  knowledge in.
  6. It will cause me to organize my life better
  7. it will give me great pleasure.
  8. it will give me a degree which will be useable all the rest of my life.
  9. it will elate all of my family.
  10. It will iv me self-confidence and know-how!
 
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