I was surprised recently at two reasons given for college drop outs and I am not sure I can agree with the rationale, based on what we know about the human brain and about learning. Why do you think people give up and drop out of college classes you’ve attended?

I mean, what are the real - and often unexamined - reasons?

When asked why the 40% of students at University of Phoenix dropped out of college, the University president, Dr William Pepicello said in a CNN.Com interview… “The two largest reasons they give us are, No. 1, financial and No. 2, life gets in the way. For adult students, obviously that makes sense.”

That comment interested me about the notion of dropping out and I saw connections in the minds of adult students that they and we might be missing. Why do you tend to drop out of things you start…?

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Evrything abt u is perfect - ur lips, ur skin, ur eyes, ur body. Perfect! Ur lucky to be born beautiful, not like me, who was born to be a big liar.

We ‘click’ 2geder coz u tink im nice & i tink ur nice. U tink im cool & i tink ur cool. U tink im kind & i tink ur kind. u tink im cute & i tink ur RIGHT!

If Love cn b avoided by simply closing our eyes, den I wudnt blink at all 4 i dnt want 2 let a second pass having fallen out of love with you…

LaSt NiGhT i hUgGeD mY pIlLoW aNd DrEaMt oF yOu… I wIsH tHaT sOmEdAy I wOuLd DrEaM aBoUt My PiLlOw AnD i’D bE hUgGiNg YoU.”

wen u fil dat nodoby luvs u.. dat nobody cares.. wen all u can do is cry n walk away bcoz evryone is against u… then u are the weakest link! GOODBYE!!!

A KISS can be a comma, a question mark, or an exclamation point… So don’t dare 2 kiss me co’z I might get crazy!!!!

u sed pls dnt cry, i sed its olryt.. u sed pls dnt liv me, i sed wen did i? u sed il go nw, i ask wr wd u go? u sed m luving sme1, i ask hu? u sed - its not u..

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Ten Ways to Start Taking Control

At first glance, it would seem that positive thinking and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) have nothing to do with one another. But many of us with ADD develop negative thinking patterns because we become frustrated by our challenges and frequent feelings of being overwhelmed. This negative outlook then makes it even harder for us to manage those challenges and move forward.

Practicing positive thinking allows people with ADD to focus on our strengths and accomplishments, which increases happiness and motivation. This, in turn, allows us to spend more time making progress, and less time feeling down and stuck. The following tips provide practical suggestions that you can use to help you shift into more positive thinking patterns:

1. Take Good Care of Yourself

It’s much easier to be positive when you are eating well, exercising, and getting enough rest.

2. Remind Yourself of the Things You Are Grateful For

Stresses and challenges don’t seem quite as bad when you are constantly reminding yourself of the things that are right in life. Taking just 60 seconds a day to stop and appreciate the good things will make a huge difference.

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Let’s face it, life comes with many ups and downs. Although it is difficult to do in order to be successful you need to not let the “downs” get to you.

These situations are inevitable from time to time, but if you let them make you feel bad you are only hindering yourself. Learn from the rough patches and always maintain a clear focus as to what you want in life. This will keep you inspired. It can help to learn words of inspiration to tell yourself in order to get through the trials and tribulations of life.

Inspire Others

Just as you can inspire yourself, imagine the power you can have in helping others in offering any kind of words of inspiration to cheer up others when they are having a hard time.

Inspire Yourself To Change

There no doubts those words of inspiration can help you overcome many types of bad feelings, such as disappointment, stress, anxiety and depression. There is perhaps nothing quite as soothing to the mind and body as listening to words of inspiration.

Words of inspiration can lift you up and keep you there on an otherwise bad day. Always remember that positive thinking brings positive results so you need to do whatever you can to stay in that “happy” state of mind all day. I know it may sound corny to some, but those people think to negatively to ever be successful.

Everyone has different wants and needs in life and you need to tailor your words of inspiration to what you want in life. If it is more money you want, you might say something like “money comes easily and frequently to me.” Whenever you are feeling stressed about finances say this phrase to yourself over and over. It will inspire you and get rid of anxious or stressful thoughts.

If you desire more meaningful relationships you might use the phrase, “I deserve to find my soul mate and I will,” etc. The important thing to remember about words of inspiration is that they need to be specifically tailored to your life.

I find many people who pray all day, but never really achieve any positive results from it. I am not knocking religion, but repeating standard phrases over and over again without real feeling and meaning for “you” will not produce results.

These words will do nothing, because they are not tailored to your life. They are a standard saying from a book. If there is a certain passage you really like just change a few of the words so the words of inspiration pertain specifically to your life, then watch your prayers come to life.

Inspire People At Work And In Life

With appropriately chosen words of inspiration, there is every possibility of connecting with others. The right words of inspiration can motivate, persuaded, and even coerce others into doing what is necessary. And, in case of the workplace, anything that helps in inspiring employees and co-workers would be welcome.

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