Thanks for your response Mark. Great story about challenges becoming fun and persisting to accomplish goals. Would be very interesting to talk with this student and discover what type of Self-Talk she went through in order to allow her to be successful. All too often, this is not the end result however and students seem to find any excuse to self-sabotage their efforts to complete their degree or educational goals. As instructors, it is critical we watch out for the signs and those “red-flags” that can appear so we can be that “guide-on-the-side” that many students need to be successful. Having provided support for over 5000 students over the years, I have noticed that over 75% of my students needed additional support above and beyond what they had direct access to within their own support groups. I, like yourself, have enjoyed providing whatever support I could to help them over the hump. I would be very interested in hearing about a story where you took on a direct role in providing some level of support for a student that was full of “self-doubt” and what actions you took to help the student navigate any rocks in their road to success. Thanks for anything you can share. Sincerely, James