Reasons to go back to school

7 Inspiring Reasons to Continue Your Education

Have you dreamed of going back to school? Whether to learn something new and different or simply improving your current skillset, take the leap and consider reinventing yourself through adult education.

While children often find school to be a necessary burden, making the decision to return to the classroom will leave you feeling inspired, bold, adventurous and accomplished -- and that doesn't even include the tangible benefits, such as expanded options in your career.

With all the opportunities both online and in the classroom, there's no reason not to take the next step. In fact, we'll give you seven inspired reasons to hit the books.

Read on for the first lesson.

A New Attitude, A New You

You’ll gain much from your return to school, but perhaps the biggest reward is the confidence you’ll gain in yourself. You’ll take much of your life experience back to school, and when you’ve completed your time there you’ll add to your life with the inspiration you learned in the classroom.

TIP: Copy this inspiring quote and post it wherever you find yourself losing confidence and faith most often. It will remind you that life is an on-going lesson, filled with amazing knowledge to gain. Never stop that journey!

"Wherever we are and whatever we are doing, it is possible to learn something that can enrich our lives and the lives of others... No one's education is ever complete." -Sir John Templeton

Read how one Beliefnet reader used her education to dedicate her life to the service of others.

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