Showing posts with label time management. Show all posts
Showing posts with label time management. Show all posts

Midterms are coming. Everyone who's freaking out, raise your hands.

This is a point in the semester when the number of students seeking my help increases dramatically.  Sadly, I hear all too often,  "I'm so freaked out!"  "I don't know if I'm gonna pass my midterms." "I am so overwhelmed I don't know where to start."

The primary reason people find themselves feeling like this is because they haven't done the amount of work that a college education requires.  

Tips for a Successful Semester

 


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You know the drill...on the first day of every semester, you're happy to be on campus, your hopes and confidence for academic success are high, and you are certain that any old behaviors, personal drama, job demands and/or family responsibilities that previously held you back (in high school or in a previous semester) will no longer be an issue.  THIS

Keeping the balls in the air: Juggling college with the rest of your life


We all lead busy lives.  (I know...duh.)  We have many responsibilities to ourselves and others that take up a good deal of our time.  Having a full-time job, a spouse or significant other, kids, going out with friends, volunteer activities, caring for a sick family member...all of these contribute to our very full schedules.  Don't you sometimes wonder how we get it all done in the 168 hours