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Archive for the 'Fear of Failure' Category

Can an Asian Student Pass?

Posted: Monday, March 1st, 2010 @ 9:41 am in College Bound!, English Language Learners, Fear of Failure, Getting Started with the GED, High School Students, Self-Improvement | No Comments »

Name: Sotheavy
City and State: Los Angeles, California
What motivated you to get your GED? My cousin and my family motivated me to get the GED. I am an Asian who is now living in the USA, and I want to continue my studies in college. However, I don’t have enough money for tuition. The only way [...]

Getting My Life on Track

Posted: Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 @ 9:29 am in After the GED..., Fear of Failure, Florida GED, GED Incentives, GED Students, Self-Improvement | 1 Comment »

Name: Anthony
Age: 21
City and State: Orlando, Florida
What motivated you to get your GED? My motivation comes from my girlfriend, Jacqueline. We’ve had a long distance relationship for about a year now. She has been doing all she can to get me to California to live with her, but money is always a problem. I’ve never [...]

People Should Want to Help

Posted: Monday, February 15th, 2010 @ 9:27 am in College Bound!, Fear of Failure, GED Incentives, GED Students, Getting Started with the GED, Going Back After a Long Time, No Money for the GED, Self-Improvement | No Comments »

Name: Rhonda
Age: 38
What motivated you to get your GED? Life is hard. You need more than a GED, you need a college degree. I have been out of school for 21 years, a very long time, and I have tried several times to go back to school, but something has always stopped me. Now I’m [...]

Making My Daughter Proud

Posted: Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 @ 2:31 pm in Children and Families, College Bound!, Fear of Failure, GED Incentives, GED Students, Getting a Better Job, Going Back After a Long Time, Self-Improvement | No Comments »

Name: Kaci
What motivated you to get your GED? Ms. Lein’s story has hit home with me. I’m also married to an alcoholic, violent spouse. I have remained in this marriage, believing my options are few. I dropped out of school too many years ago to count. I’m in my fifties. We have a beautiful, intelligent [...]

Helping Bipolar Kids

Posted: Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 @ 9:02 am in Children and Families, Fear of Failure, Future Nurses, GED Students, Getting Started with the GED, Getting a Better Job, Going Back After a Long Time, Staying Motivated | No Comments »

Name: Kathie
Age: 42
City and State: Smyrna, Tennessee
What motivated you to get your GED? Well, I am 42 and recently divorced. I have always worked but not for very high pay. My daughter is 22 and getting ready to go to college. It is almost Christmas, and I can barely give my kids Christmas this year [...]

I’m scared!

Posted: Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 @ 10:42 am in Fear of Failure, GED Math, GED Students | 5 Comments »

Name: Brenna
Age: 16
City and State: Oregon
I always had trouble with math. It’s always affected me in school but now I want to get my GED and still get a nice paying job in my life. I left school because I didn’t like going to math class and getting teased for not knowing what 6 [...]

I still don’t like school.

Posted: Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 @ 1:20 pm in Children and Families, Fear of Failure, GED Students | 1 Comment »

Hi, I am 18 years old and am living with my mom. I have a daughter and am expecting another one by Dec. And I don’t know what to do. Can you help me? I left school when I was in 10th, too. And I am afraid of not doing my best in the test. [...]

I need to work on being afraid of failure.

Posted: Friday, October 12th, 2007 @ 4:10 pm in Fear of Failure, GED Students | 4 Comments »

I have been trying for years to get my GED. I don’t have good self-esteem. I’m afraid of failure, have been all my life. I’m working on my self-esteem and hope it gets better.