This will be the last post by our Guest Blogger Jane Lovas. Make sure to go back and check out her weekly Thursday series called “What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Life and Career.”

Do you feel like the stress of exams and term papers in going to do you in? If finals haven't hit already, then they are just around the corner. Raise a hand if you have a 20 page paper due and you don’t know what you’re going to write about. If you’re a senior, it can seem like EVERYBODY else has a really cool job lined up, or at least an interview with a really cool company, and they're getting ready to go start a new life in a new apartment with new furniture and a new car. And you- you’re stuck moving back home, living in your old room and getting your old part time job back.

Now that we’ve aired all that drama, step back, breath and take another look. Not everyone has the perfect job or perfect life; it only seems that way when you’re focused on what you don’t have.

Take a moment and think about all the things you have to be grateful for. You’re almost done with school for the year, or even better you’re just about to graduate. See, it's not so bad. You have to remember that this crazy week is not the end. Finals are not the Finale.

Finals are a door, one of many that you have gone through and that you will continue to go through in your life. A door that will take you from one experience to another. Sometimes that change seems incredibly important, like graduation and starting a new job . Sometimes changes don’t feel as important, like deciding to join a group such as a co-ed sports team or toastmasters. Yet sometimes without realizing it, the small things that you do will have the biggest impact on your life.

The things that have the biggest impact on your life are the people that you meet and the actions you take. So no matter where you are today, and no matter what you see others doing, remember that nothing is final as long as you keep opening the doors to new people and experiences.

Don’t worry about your finals. Study and do the best you can. At some point, you’ll look back and laugh at how serious you thought this was and how little you knew. Life is full of surprises. Keep opening the doors that you find and enjoy every experience. Nothing is final- really it is only a new beginning.

Have a wonderful life!

Jane Lovas is a career specialist who is the creator of the life changing 12 week tele-seminar “Creating the Life of Your Dreams”. She was also the ThinTalk Guest Blogger for Spring 2010. If you would like to contact Jane, you can reach her here, here or here.

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