Mo' Money Mo' Money Mo' Money for College

Okay, I might be dating myself with the reference of Mo' Money but it is still a great idea to roll up your sleeves and look for more Scholarships. Seek the "low hanging fruit." Start with the website of your institution of choice and the State of your residence. For Maryland, click here. The United States Department of Labor offers this website to assist you in locating scholarships, jobs and more click here. depending on the State you may want to try "No affiliation or other" under "Affiliation Restrictions." Like many endeavors, when you break your time down in small bites, you can accomplish a great deal. One strategy to help yourself get started is to schedule 15-20 minute increments as often per day or per week as you'd like, depending upon your level of motivation to work on finding MONEY TO PAY FOR COLLEGE.

Sometimes you will get in a zone and extend your time, applying for many scholarships. On other times you may just meet your minimum. Another strategy is to team up with a friend or two just to get started. Check with your place of worship, banking institution, place of employment, including your parent(s') and relatives' place of employment, too to see if anything may be available. Approach this seriously to get serious results. You can do this. Start now and keep going. It is worth it. Clifton McKnight is an author, educator, counselor, personal coach and keynote speaker. Follow him and get information from his book on Facebook, Twitter and other (social)media. Visit his site at motivision.net.

More Academic Tools You can Use

Have you every had a class that you wished you could get online support for exam preparation? Will meet quizlet. A special thanks for this resource goes to Biomedical Scholar, Juan Llaja-Herrara of Montgomery College, Rockville, Md. Quizlet offers free flash cards and other study tools. They also provide the means for you to create your own. I made a mistake and typed in "quizzlet" (2 z's) instead of "quizlet" and one of those pages that provides other sites which usually have costs associated, came up. Being one to look for the good ("okay not what I wanted but how can I use this?"), I checked out a few and "lo and behold", I discovered Coursehero. This is another very easy to use resource that allows you to develop or use existing study tools, most at a cost. At the time of this article, Coursehero offers a flashcard service that offers free flashcards as well as "design your own". Always verify the accuracy of what you use with your textbook or professor when possible but the stuff I observed sites on both seem to be pretty good. There are many resources out here to help you succeed once you commit to learning. Maximize your potential for success. Next time you come online to play, consider playing at learning. Clifton McKnight is an author, educator, counselor, personal coach and keynote speaker. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and other (social)media. Visit his site at motivision.net.

Be Resourceful Tap into Scholarships and More

If you are motivated to continue your education, then finding ways to help pay for college may be of interest. Even if you are in the first in your family to attend college, or, if your family income makes college seem out of reach, there are resources for college that you can explore. Often it depends on how badly you want it. It is very much worth the effort to take advantage of technology and search, apply, search and apply some more. Start with an attitude of "I can!" Whether you are in college, in high school or transferring to another institution, there just may be resources for you if you are welling to find them. To get you started, here are a few resources made known to me by a good friend and retired professional in a recent communication (Thank you Keno). The Network Journal list Scholarships for all students and some specifically for African American students. (Click here). See list. Many institutions offer resource lists. Montgomery College, Maryland, offers a variety of possibilities. The Society for Hispanic Engineers Foundation compiled a list as well (Click Here). Also be sure to note the scholar internships on their site. To do a general search try scholarsite.com . Many resources are FREE. All you need invest is your time and effort. So, "How bad do you want it?" - Clifton McKnight is an author, educator, counselor, personal coach and keynote speaker. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and other (social)media. Visit his site at motivision.net.

More Free College Courses Online

Daphne Koller, co-founder of Coursera, has initiated the means to learn MORE ONLINE FOR FREE. I repeat, this magnificent resource for learning is FREE. View the co-founder at the prestigious TED Conference. Calculus, Law, Business and Management, Music, Film, and Audio Engineering and much more is available for YOU if you want it. http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/23/opinion/koller-online-college-courses/index.html. If you want to go directly to Coursera, visit https://www.coursera.org/ - Clifton McKnight is an author, educator, counselor, personal coach and keynote speaker. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and other (social)media. Visit his site at motivision.net.

Success Strategies Short and Sweet, Well... Short and Colorful

Frequently you will hear or read me talk about using resources.  With today's technology "how to" can be answered with just a little bit of intensive effort.  IF you have reviewed earlier blogs which you can do at NO EXPENSE, you will have noted links to ted.com.  Here is a short video from TED featuring entrepreneur and author, Richard St John. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. Some of the worlds most successful people are in attendance and are speakers and you have FREE ACCESS.  The featured speaker attached to this link offers "8 Secrets of Success."  If you can handle one reference using the word "a**hole" sit back and enjoy some powerful, albeit brief, food for thought... and action. 

- Clifton McKnight is an author, educator, counselor, personal coach and keynote speaker. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and other (social)media. Visit his site at motivision.net.

Don"t Wait Participate!

As you pursue your education sometimes you may observe yourself sort of "hanging out" as if life weren't "official" until you graduate.  Well, yes and no... Certain responsibilities may defer until after graduation and to really be prepared for what lies ahead you may want to engage yourself in more activities and conduct more sessions of introspection to better know yourself.  These are indeed challenging times and challenging times call for us to be more conscious which can be a very good thing.

You should be certain to have big fun as your work to get things done.
Understand that YOU are the ONE to paint the dream, to create the scene
in between your birth and your passing.
Life is not everlasting so take the time now to do the casting
of the movie of your life.

Think about what you want to do, what is important to you and test the waters too.  That is what this time is for, you to peek through many a door until you see a path you want to take.  Don't over analyze almost any road can lead to the prize as long as you keep the faith and keep your spirit open to the possibilities.  SO, like the Microsoft brand used to say, "Where do you want to go Today?"

- Clifton McKnight is an educator, counselor, personal coach, author and keynote speaker. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and other social media. Visit his site at www.motivision.net

FREE Books, Courses and More

Ready for more free resources for college? Friend and fellow speaker, Barbara Talley shared these resources. Enjoy free books and classes from some of the most reputable institutions in the world like Harvard, Cornell, Berkeley, MIT. Visit Barbara's blog and expand your resource base. Check our other posts for other resources and insights. Be sure to visit other posts and resources on her page. - Clifton McKnight is an educator, counselor, personal coach, author and keynote speaker. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and other social media. Visit his site at www.motivision.net