Now that school is under way for many people it is a good time to get organized. I teach at a community college and our semester has begun as well, so I am in the process of getting organized.
Being organized is one of the most important tasks in being successful in school.
Tip of the day. You can become more organized if you decide on a particular color for each subject or class you are taking. For instance, for Math your color might be red, for English it might be green.
Let's use Math as our example. You would purchase a red spiral for Math in which to take notes. You might also cover your Math book in a red cover. Purchase a red pocket folder with brads to keep the papers and handouts you accumulate for Math. At home in your study area have a red file folder to keep any returned and graded papers for the semester.
You will soon find that you are able to quickly access any item you need for a particular subject, thereby saving precious minutes as you are heading off to school or trying to get a good night's sleep.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Ready or Not
Ready or not.....it is time for school to start. Where has the summer gone? Are you ready to start a new year?
Tip for today: Designate a place that is your study space. This can be a desk or a table in the corner, but preferably not your bed. (It is too easy to get comfy and fall asleep on your bed instead of studying.)
Your study space is where your back pack and books should go as soon as you walk in the door from school. This is the space where you will study and the space where you will place everything that goes to school the next morning. Items to include might be assignments due the next day, notes that had to be signed and returned, lunches, gym clothes, etc.
Having all of your school items in one place can save a great deal of time and frustration when you are trying to leave for school in the morning.
If you haven't read the previous goal-setting blogs, now is a good time to do that. Here's hoping you have a GREAT year!!
Tip for today: Designate a place that is your study space. This can be a desk or a table in the corner, but preferably not your bed. (It is too easy to get comfy and fall asleep on your bed instead of studying.)
Your study space is where your back pack and books should go as soon as you walk in the door from school. This is the space where you will study and the space where you will place everything that goes to school the next morning. Items to include might be assignments due the next day, notes that had to be signed and returned, lunches, gym clothes, etc.
Having all of your school items in one place can save a great deal of time and frustration when you are trying to leave for school in the morning.
If you haven't read the previous goal-setting blogs, now is a good time to do that. Here's hoping you have a GREAT year!!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Last Steps of Goal Setting
In order to be sure you are achieving your goal, be sure to include
Step #5- specific techniques that you will use to accomplish your goals. Perhaps you decide that you will exercise at a certain time each day for 30 minutes . You might decide to eliminate certain foods from your diet. Pick techniques that you believe will work for you. If you do not have techniques identified to help you reach your goal you will probably not be successful.
Step #6- Keep track of how you are progressing. Determine a time each day or each week to evaluate how you are progressing toward your goal. Using our example in the previous blogs, it would be helpful to record weekly (on the same day) what your weight is. Be sure you are writing this information down so you can review your progress from the beginning. If you are not progressing as you planned, then you may want to revise your techniques.
I hope you find this approach helpful for you. Many of you will be starting school soon. Perhaps setting goals regarding your grades, attendance or study habits would be a good idea. You may also want to comment on how goal setting is working for you. Best of luck.
Step #5- specific techniques that you will use to accomplish your goals. Perhaps you decide that you will exercise at a certain time each day for 30 minutes . You might decide to eliminate certain foods from your diet. Pick techniques that you believe will work for you. If you do not have techniques identified to help you reach your goal you will probably not be successful.
Step #6- Keep track of how you are progressing. Determine a time each day or each week to evaluate how you are progressing toward your goal. Using our example in the previous blogs, it would be helpful to record weekly (on the same day) what your weight is. Be sure you are writing this information down so you can review your progress from the beginning. If you are not progressing as you planned, then you may want to revise your techniques.
I hope you find this approach helpful for you. Many of you will be starting school soon. Perhaps setting goals regarding your grades, attendance or study habits would be a good idea. You may also want to comment on how goal setting is working for you. Best of luck.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Goal Setting Tips #3 and #4
I hope steps one and two of goal setting are going well. Here are steps #3 and #4 for goal setting.
Step #3- State your goals in a positive instead of negative way. If we are using the same example from last post and you are "trying to lose weight" it is important to state "I will lose 10 pounds in 4 weeks" instead of "I will not eat too much". Your mind will help you picture whatever your goal is, so instead of too much food, your mind will picture you as you would look 10 lbs. lighter.
Step #4- When setting your goals, break them into time frames. Perhaps at the end of your weight lose efforts (5 months) you hope to have lost 20 lbs. You might set weekly goals of losing 1 lb. a week. This will help you know if you are heading toward your long term goal successfully.
Next time I will talk about measuring your progress to see if what you are doing is working.
Step #3- State your goals in a positive instead of negative way. If we are using the same example from last post and you are "trying to lose weight" it is important to state "I will lose 10 pounds in 4 weeks" instead of "I will not eat too much". Your mind will help you picture whatever your goal is, so instead of too much food, your mind will picture you as you would look 10 lbs. lighter.
Step #4- When setting your goals, break them into time frames. Perhaps at the end of your weight lose efforts (5 months) you hope to have lost 20 lbs. You might set weekly goals of losing 1 lb. a week. This will help you know if you are heading toward your long term goal successfully.
Next time I will talk about measuring your progress to see if what you are doing is working.
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