This is a great post from the Gallup Strengths Blog , featuring one of the inspiring stories from Kalamazoo's Valley Community College and their incredible strengths program . Dropout or Honor Student: The Difference Is Strengths By Kyle Robinson, Director of Campus Engagement, Gallup Amanda’s excitement for her future is contagious. Perhaps it is her high positivity, the joy she feels at being a recent college graduate, or simply her engagement in working a job she loves. After spending just a few moments with Amanda, her excitement for living is evident. It is hard to believe that just a few years ago Amanda was stuck and lost in her academic pursuits. After graduating a semester behind her high school class, Amanda enrolled in a local community college, but quickly became disengaged and dropped out. “I just wasn’t connected,” she reflects. “I was in a program that wasn’t a fit for me, and really no one on campus seemed to care about what would be best for me and my fu