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Motivation: What motivates me the most to pursue a degree is because I admire how my mom and dad had earned their degrees in their mid-40s. This factor is not only motivational for me, but it also inspires me because it makes me feel as if I am a part of something, while I earn the required credits asked of me in which to earn my degree, finally. My motivation has thus been fueled then by the support of my mom and dad at this stage in my life, and I am very grateful to still have them in my life during this stage in my life still. I plan to have my own business, and I have noticed that there will be a need for me to have a degree in which to even become a manager for a business and/or company. I would like for my business to not only be of service not only to my neighborhood, but to also all the other surrounding potential neighborhoods, but to also be able to have my business be globally world bound to the rest of the world. PURPOSE: My main purpose in seeking a college degree is because I want to own my own business. Primarily, I seek a college degree because it also would make me look credible. Another purpose for me seeking in earning my degree is to just finish up what I have already started so many moons ago. Therefore, my main purpose (and the reason why I am here at Ashford University in the first place) would be for me to then finish what I have started within its entirety so that I would be able to finally own my own business. VALUES: The values that I feel I am demonstrating in regards to me seeking my degree, I feel, can only be vaguely expressed because there lots of them and the list could go on and on. Yet, there are a few major values that I noticed being expressed time and time again, and that value would have to deal more with my moralistic viewpoints; it has to deal with Persistence and loyalty. My attitude to "finish" one thing a time, is another major value that I feel being at Ashford University is being expressed. "Stand for something, or fall for any and everything," is what was repeated to me growing up and so to not complete anything at all in life will mean a person would just do anything but not really doing anything at all because they would be all over the place! DISCIPLINE: Summer is now over and I need to get more disciplined on my studies again, I admit. In consideration of me (maybe) having too much time on my hands, I have decidedly decided to write down my TO-DO lists of things that I can use and utilize in terms of planning the times for my studies. Finally, I have come across noticing a pattern through the lists that I have made, being able to aid and assist in telling me when I need to get my homework in and of which help remind me of whatever tools that I may need in which to help me be successful in this course. Basically, discipline wise, I am willing to make time for when things need to get done as pertaining to this course here at Ashford University. FOCUS: Naturally I suffer from depression and major anxiety on an ongoing basis, but who doesn't? Nonetheless the 'Digital Age' unarguably has been around us for quite some time now, thus creating the new generation as the "Digital Native." Multi-tasking is something that I have done as a child, but I have been diagnosed with A.D.D. already and well I will concur with the author of the text for this course in stating that multi-tasking is extremely counter-productive to learning. All I can admit-tingly say is that the text for this course is very well-written, and that I plan to keep my focus on the subject of this course and on the homework, discussions, quizzes, etc. at hand and as they come as I go as best as I can. READINESS: I have prepared myself to begin my online degree by (at least) setting some time aside to do my homework and course book reading when I can and do. Personally, I think on a more realistic way I need to express how serious I feel even more to my family on my thoughts and feelings are in terms of earning my degree. I have taken online courses before, and so right now I feel fine. Thus, in terms of my financing for my degree, I have been and am still looking for further ways in which I can work on paying off whatever outstanding student loans that I have. Also, in terms of finances, learning how to balance my 'day-to-day' affairs and saving up for emergencies and for travelling are also some factors I am into learning about and applying to what I already know about the topic of: "finance."