Especially in September, when the somber weight of fall falls on our hearts, it helps to position ourselves rationally when we think about the forging forth in our studies. At AU we are bettering our ephemeral essences, but we are also aiding our ambitious drive for a better income and a more stable economic life. … Read more »
As an AU Student it can be difficult to focus on your studies and work full-time. All my energy was concentrated into this job that was going nowhere and I put my studies on the back burner. In a way my unplanned pregnancy was the push I needed to refocus on what was important, which… Read more »
After what has felt like the longest winter, it is finally feeling like spring. It turned spring-like a few weeks ago, too, only to have another snowfall warning, which lived up to its name. Now, I love winter, but this year those “it isn’t April it is really January 104th” felt all too real. The… Read more »
Dear Barb: My best friend has been dating her boyfriend for six months. We used to hang out all the time, but now I rarely see her. Her boyfriend occupies all her time. Whenever she does go somewhere with me, he is constantly texting and calling her. In fact one night we went out to… Read more »
Even if you love what you do, some days it can be hard to find the motivation to work on it. This lack of motivation can come from any number of sources and none of it speaks to how much you enjoy what you’re doing. Sometimes it just doesn’t want to work. I find that… Read more »
Sometimes the tasks we undertake seem impossible until they are done. Then the next step looks just as, or even more, daunting than the last, and we think “how will we ever accomplish that?” A habit I had with my courses at Athabasca University was flipping through to the end of the study guide and… Read more »