Personal Narrative: My Motivations For Coming Back To School

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My motivations for coming back to school has been about me. This is my journey, over the years I have had people tell me you need to go to school and get your degree. But I know me, If I wasn’t ready for this I would not have been successful. I needed to feel ready for this new challenge and to show myself I can do this. What is keeping me motivated is I am seeing the results my grades, and thinking I am not going to bad after all. Not being in school for so many years I wondered if this is something I could do, can I handle this. So far I have been doing great and most of all I am proud of me for taking my initial steps in getting back into school. I do not have these doubts anymore. I know I can do this and be successful.
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