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Young people can move forward with the Work Ethic Scholarship

Main point: “The program provides financial support to students enrolled in trade school training programs who have demonstrated a continuing commitment to personal responsibility, a positive attitude, and a strong work ethic.”

More about it:

  • Pay attention to these phrases from one person’s journey:
    • She recovered but found her life directionless after high school. Wilson explains that she wanted to go to college, but without any clarity on what she should pursue and little money to attend, she bounced from career to career, trying to find her greater purpose.”
    • “She found herself still searching, still wanting to better herself, still deeply committed to the work ethic her parents had taught her, yet living on the edge of poverty, cleaning houses, exhausted, and still struggling to put food on the table.”

Her story is probably yours. 

Why it matters: “Much of society had waged a war on work,” he [Mike Rowe] said. “And I talked at length about the stigmas and stereotypes that surrounded many of the jobs we featured on the show, along with the myths and misperceptions that keep so many people from exploring a career in the trades.”

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You have unfinished business! Pursuing your calling is your unfinshed business and is critical to your resiliency. To learn how to get started, find your way, and sustain your journey, read Your Unfinished Business: Find God in Your Circumstances, Serve Others in Theirs.