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by Robert G. Azzarito (Author)
So you're a college graduate. Now what? Move back home? Volunteer for a year? Enroll in graduate school? Find a job? Do you know where you're going and how to get there? Do you feel lost and uncertain? Does leaving college and deciding what to do next feel overwhelming? "Your Fifth Year" was written for first-year college graduates and anyone else struggling to discover what they want in life and how to achieve it. A college education is a great accomplishment, but it is no longer adequate preparation for the many challenges waiting on the other side of the platform. Most students desire a life that is meaningful, fulfilling, and satisfying, but few seem able to articulate what that life looks like, or how to make it a reality. If you are finishing college then you understand this all too well. Over 65% of you will move back home after your graduation ceremony with little direction and even less of a plan. This book has been written for you. Don't spend your first year after graduation frustrated, lost or discouraged. You are not alone. You can approach your after-college life with understanding, purpose, and resolve. Explore topics such as: Finding a New Rhythm, Exploring your Dreams, Making a Plan, Taking Chances, Battling Discouragement, Practicing Solitude, Facing Fear, and much more. In "Your Fifth Year" you will find exercises, examples, and practical steps to discover your dreams, and how to begin moving toward them. For more information go to www.yourfifthyear.com.
Author Biography
Bob Azzarito has worked with students as a counselor, spiritual director, program coordinator, and mentor for over twenty-five years. For the past eleven years, he has led a campus program for students from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA. He is a marriage and family therapist, a business consultant, an ordained minister, a speaker and author. Bob was born and raised in Southern California. He graduated from California State University of Northridge with a degree in Political Science. He also holds Master's Degrees in History and Theology and received his Doctorate from Regent/Carey College in Vancouver, BC in "Spiritual Formation of Young Adults." The title of his dissertation was: "There and Back Again, The Power of a Pilgrimage Experience on Young Adult Development." He serves as the chairman of the board of directors for Students Helping Honduras, a non-profit, student led organization that works with poor families in El Progreso, Honduras. He and his wife Sue met while they were in high school and were married after college. They have four adult children, Amy, Dorie, Shelley, and Matt. They also have two young grandchildren, Harper and Ethan. His hobbies include sports of all kinds, especially golf, racquetball, bike riding, snowboarding, and frisbee. He enjoys reading novels, building things, playing with Harper and Ethan, good movies, good food, and a good joke. He has lived in Los Angeles, CA, Siloam Springs, AR, San Carlos, CA, Fredericksburg, VA, and most recently, Sacramento, CA.
