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How do you manage work/school/personal life? (cont'd)
Then I use the remaining 2 hours per evening for either school or guitar depending on the day of the week. Saturdays and Sundays I spend 4 to 5 hours per day with the family, about 3 to 4 hours once per weekend with the guitar, and 3 to 4 hours per day for school.
Name: Tony Ross
Age: 38
Marital Status: Married
Children: Three
Current Location: Maryland
Personal Quote: "The biggest reason [for going back to school] is probably to provide academic credentials to my successful life experience."
School: Penn Foster College
Target: A.S. Management, 2007
I end up with about 15 hours per week for school which is typically sufficient. It's VERY important to actually carve out designated "study time" no matter how frequently or infrequently you plan to devote to it. Failure to do that will absolutely result in procrastination, intentional or unintentional.
Tell us a little about what you do now.
I work as an executive for a property management company. I share the responsibility with three other top executives for approximately 11,500 multi-family units, a small commercial portfolio, supervision of seven regional directors and nearly 400 employees, client relationships (including private investors, owners, and government agencies).
How are you paying for your education?
I'm using personal savings to pay for school.
What is your biggest challenge as a distance learning student?
Time, Time, Time. There are only so many hours in a day and there are a lot of time demands. Furthermore, life is unpredictable ... real life doesn't usually work as well as you plan it on a calendar so it's easy to get sidetracked.
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