Road to Success

5a) These past four weeks at Southern have been so different than I had expected them to be. I know it was going to be a lot of time, a lot of effort, and most importantly, a ton of hard work, but I did not know I was going to start intellectually thinking around the clock. On my own time, I have discovered I am relating things I see outside of my classes back to my school work and my education. For example, I noticed my friends saying they will get the dessert at Conn Hall, only if they go 10x harder at the gym. Guess what? I related that back to extrinsic motivation.

I think it is really awesome that I am relating things and connecting my life with my education. It makes it that much more interesting and that much easier for me to learn because I enjoy learning. I also like how my Media class ties with my History class. In Media we discuss the past and some of those topics relate back to my History course which makes me feel like I’m educated. I feel like all the hard work I’ve been trying to put into my studies is finally paying off.

Of course, success must come with failure and yes, I’ve felt like I have failed at some things here and there. I noticed that I cannot procrastinate, at all. Once I receive an assignment or if I know or any assignments ahead, I should do it then, and there to get it done. Not that I should rush, but that I should start things early. It is so much less stressful to start work early because then you are not counting down the days, hours, or minutes until you must complete that specific assignment. I like feeling on top of the game.

Everyone wants to do well and achieve the roll of making the Dean’s List, and yes that is definitely one of my goals but right now I want to focus on the smaller things that I need to accomplish so I can make the Dean’s List because everything takes work and everything needs a plan. I plan to use a method I read from the article, “The Straight-A Method,” and it accompany’s hard work with effort but a controlled schedule. 

  Step 1: Capture, organize, review

  Step 2: Control your schedule

  Step 3: Plan- be specific with your schedule

  Step 4: Evolve, the Darwinian Approach can be applied               

Those simple steps may lead me to be in a place that I dream of. I know I have to break my workload up and set up a schedule so I am not overwhelmed or stressed out beyond-belief. I cannot wait to see what I can accomplish this semester as a student and I cannot wait to see my achievements.