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Thursday Thoughts: Exciting Graduation News! #graduationadvice #lifeadvice

🎓 🎉 Dive into an insightful conversation with Roslyn Wilkinson (She/Her), our esteemed Graduations Director, as she shares her wealth of expertise and experiences in our latest blog post. Gain valuable insights into the world of graduations, education, and beyond. 🌟 Don't miss out on this captivating opportunity to learn from one of our finest! Click the link to explore more - https://bit.ly/3vtOfKW #Advanced #Graduations #ExpertInsights

Celebrating milestones! Our latest blog post is live and all about looking back at our 2023 successes. Join us as we reflect on our journey and plan our future! 

Dive into this captivating conversation with Ros Wilkinson, where each word is a journey through the art of graduations! 🎉 Let's celebrate success together! 🌟 #InspiringConversations #Cloud #Graduations

Dive into this captivating conversation with Ros Wilkinson, where each word is a journey through the art of graduations! 🎉 Let's celebrate success together! 🌟 #InspiringConversations #Cloud #Graduations

As I graduate, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to my professors, peers, and family. Your support and encouragement have been invaluable in my success. Here’s to new beginnings! #Senecacollege #Graduation #Honours #Financialplanning

This is how the end of the academic year is when you work with experienced professionals.

Education is the greatest tool by which you can change the world. Each graduation is another cohort you send out into the world to forge new paths and new pages in the annals of world history, no matter how big or small. https://lnkd.in/dyQ5Ng7g

Owing to the highly competitive environment at b-schools, where every student is an over-achiever, students and graduates often get lost in self-doubt and imposter syndrome. University of Virginia Darden School of Business' dean, Scott C. Beardsley shared meaningful advice on nurturing self-worth on the commencement day for the graduating MBA Class of 2024. He talked about the need for graduates to look inwards and cultivate their own potential, instead of looking outward and comparing themselves with others or setting unrealistic expectations. He gave this seven-point path to abate the internal strife and work towards realistic self-improvement: ● Stop leaping to self-judgements that pull you down and make you feel inadequate and anxious over not meeting our own prescriptive standards. ● In an age of artificial intelligence, focus “not on AI but I”. Build intelligence about what you as a human learn and feel and how you improve your wellbeing. Instead of focusing on what you don’t have, start by understanding yourself and your unique strengths and virtues. ● Practice gratitude. It is an antidote to envy and self-comparison and increases wellbeing. Believe in yourself, understand your special strengths and values by exercising gratitude for what’s going right and all those who helped you along your journey. A bonus is, bringing gratitude out in other people. ● Remember that your most important investment is in you and your well-being, with a focus on true fulfilment. Many students come to b-school calculating the ROI.  But in your personal journey, the ROI, is the return on “I” or yourself, with the return currency being your own wellbeing and fulfilment. ● Have goals, and make sure they are ones likely to produce happiness and overall well-being. ● Adopt a lifelong learning mindset, seeing even mistakes or missteps as opportunities for learning. When you make mistakes, learn from them instead of self-judging yourself and move on with the learning. When you see a gap, think of it as an opportunity to improve, rather than a problem. ● Choose optimism and hope over pessimism, developing a mindset of optimism in the face of significant and real challenges. https://lnkd.in/ezZ7kGb8

Johns experience with transitioning from the corporate world to higher education is insightful and highlights the unique culture and collaborative nature of academia.