What are the behaviors that you have used (or developed) to keep up with the requirements of this course?
To keep up with this course, I have avoided procrastination. Being honest, I tended to procrastinate quite a bit in high school. However, I learned rather quickly in college that there are simply not enough hours in the day to get everything I want accomplished. Thus, I learned to maintain focus and not let assignments pile up. I try to complete them within a few days of them being posted. I also have trained my body to get an hour up earlier than usual to accomplish more. Think about it, if you just get up one hour earlier than usually every day, you have 7 more hours added to your week, and added an extra day to your life in just a month!
Talk about a moment or two when you felt like "giving up."
A moment I felt like giving up was when I had to constantly give out flyers to strangers for my job. This definitely pushed me out of my comfort zone. However, I had to remind myself that that was part of my job, and I was getting paid to do it. I also focused on my long term goals, reminding myself that I am doing all this work now so I can live a life of financial freedom and peace in the near future.
What are three tips you would offer next semester's student about (1) fostering the skills that support tenacity and (2) developing the 'tenacious mindset' ?
The first tip I would offer would be to listen to at least one inspiring or motivation audio/podcast/video a day. This is something really easy to accomplish too, just listen to it on your way to class, or whenever you have a few minutes of downtime.
The second tip I would offer would be to read at least 15 minutes every day of a self development book. This provides you with skills, actions, and examples of what it looks like to live a successful life.
The third tip I would offer is to create a daily routine with successful habits. This includes the above tips of listening to audios and reading daily. You would also add physical activity. Success if the compilation of your daily habits. Thus, if you do successful things each and every day, you are setting yourself up for a life of success.
Hi Perla!
ReplyDeleteI really like your tip about creating habits. Once you get something in your routine, it no longer feels like you have to find time in the day to do it, but that it's just part of your day! I also never thought about how getting up just an hour earlier every day already adds an extra seven hours to your week. Good point!
Hi Perla! I thought your post was really insightful and inspiring. I was interested in your three tips offered to a next semester student because they're really good general everyday life tips as well. The tips you offered are all about forming good habits and keeping a positive outlook. And looking back at your first point, I fully agree with you that procrastination is a terrible thing to do in college. In high school it really didn't matter but in college things pile up quickly and the only way to keep up and not have an anxiety attack is to avoid procrastination as much as possible.
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