1. Find a place to write down on a blank sheet of paper. Write on the top “Who you are” and on the back “Where you want to be”. Dedicate serious time to jotting thoughts on this paper. Use mind maps, drawings, even color code. Force yourself to think for yourself.

2. Try craving out time to assess your schedule and your professors. Why kinds of professors are making your stronger as a student, which professors are not? Create an office hour appointment. Create a list of problems/ ideas you want to clarify. 

3. What do you do repeatedly. Are you finding yourself devoting more time to a class, or sport. This question is beyond procrastinate, many student procrastinate, but with this question try getting at the core. Find what interests you and what activities are on autopilot versus those on manual.

4. Write down your goals. Mentally and physically create scene where your dreams outweigh excuses

5. Enhance the good rather than (repeatedly and unsuccessful) fix the bad.

6. Try to be dependable. Return phones calls and text when you can. Little things matter. That includes calling family and friends time to time.

7. Learn when to say no.

8.Be present. Sometimes thinking of future can make one lazy in the present. Just start. That is often times the hardest part.

9. Find love in your studies, and your student life. I think if one loves and is engaged in their work, procrastination might be more avoidable. 

10. Take care of yourself

As one semesters closes another one opens. The routine begins, new pencils, stickie notes, and note books, planners have smiles and students have motivation. 

But then the motivation begins to fluctuate. Some highs, some lows, the ability to pick up ones pride and start a new strategy is difficult. I do not think the hardest aspect of learning let alone getting good grades in motivation, instead I think it is how well a student has mastered themselves. In honors of finals week, I has created a list of thoughts aimed to help students improve their navigation of being a student:

Timing is everything, however even though most advice is to study when you are most productive, I would flip that and say have studying account for a larger percentage of your day.

Prioritize. The best thing that helps me decision what to study for is: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, he says that we spend time in one of four ways, as this.

Anytime when you are flooded with work make this box!

Take some sort of time for you. For me I like listening to podcast! I have a dark sense of humor, so my favorite was Brilliant Idiots. Also studying with friends, (independently like all of us having our laptops, typing) was motivating. Find these moments of motivation and self care - and milk it. 

Don’t tell people dreams, show them. This is true for finals. Let your work speak for itself. Try your hardest. But do not feel disgusted or devalue yourself if you do not meet your goals. I found this beautiful quote, it said, “No amount of guilt can change the past, and no amount of anxiety can change the future.” This quote spoke to me. Because college should be treatment experience in which you come out stronger than you entered. Life is too short for shame and self blame. It is ability to sustain self worth, that can make students powerful and believe their abilities. 

Make distractions inconvenient. Keep phone in your bag. Work in timed increments. Use “Self Control” on Google Chrome.

Index card summaries. Color code, redraw figures, diagrams, and tables. Write the professors comments in one color and other resources (textbook, and google) in one color. 

I used Evernote this semester. Engineer your study guides early and combine them! Color code, and use the professors office hours as the ability to re- lecture your ideas, and repeat things you do not understand. Office hours is the best. I plan to use this more. Verbal repetition helps me a lot. 

Use the rule of 8.  Use the 3,3, 2 hour chunk rule. 8 hours of work a day, it is a start. 

1. Learn any new material before 10, and then after 10 use that time to practice or review. 

2. Do not mistake time for effort. Your aim should be efficiency understanding the material as smoothly without taking stressful amounts of your time.

3. Know what it is your late comfort, time. Mine is 2pm, which means after 2pm I might be awake but might not be prepared to wake up in the morning.

4. Evernote + Quizlet + Youtube= educational friendly media tools for late night crunch

5.  Find a groove, but late night studying should not be a complete chill fest, science has actually showed that difficult problems and assignment are better, and you actually retain more.

6. Find music that will set the mood. Instrumental keep me focused, hip hop keeps me up and creative, indie is lovely for writing. Just find what work. Also a study playlist could not hurt.

7. Although changing location may be hard at 1am, try changing positions, from standing up and reciting concepts from memory or using a white board to attack a problem in 10 minutes. 

8. Lastly, I love “sleepyti.me”.

New video (CLICK)! I am sorry for being M.I.A, but new how to study + how to prepare for next semester video. Learn how to organized your planner, refresh after a bad grade, and find your study flow! Share, like, comment, and reblog. :) Happy Sunday (CLICK)

Heading into a new semester, or mesh of classes, might require some things, like:

1. Compile a list of upcoming courses, and time of courses

2. Viewing the lists, ask yourself are your classes during times when you are productive? Once a week, twice a week, and three times a week? What books and excerpts are required?

3. Color coding (optional might help). Classes feel you might stronger in,vs classes you might be weaker in. How can you leverage both? Think and brainstorm for 15 to 30 minutes.

4. Review your previous semester, what were common road blocks you had? What triggers your procrastination? What triggers your energy to study or to get things done in general?What study strategies worked last semester? 

5. Lastly play with it. Find youtube views of lectures concerning your class, review some topics, using the preview feature of google books, or look use power points using the name of your course. Allow yourself to just hear or familiar with some of the terms. Also ask people who had taken the class, what study strategies helped? And how the professor teaches and grades:)

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So you want to work in... healthcare? MD/DO/PA/MS/RN/NP/PT

Hello readers! I decided to make this post on the heels, on my soon to be videos (on my Youtube: Freshprogressbeauty). This list is VERY similar to some of my earlier post. I write this post a little blue. Recent college graduate, soon to be health fellow, who wants to provide and share some of MY thoughts and advice concerning careers in medicine. I love medicine and healthcare. I respect medicine, the mcat, medical students, health professionals, because the professions (tries… but wants) a value on healing, and competition.

1. Medicine  ≠ Money. One of my favorite bloggers, Cranquis once mentioned these gems in a podcast. 

2. I once said, “I found myself nodding and thinking doctors are real people, telling myself stop romanizing and dehumanizing the profession I want so bad,”

3. Get direct patient care experience! Getting training /experience in the following over a summer, I think will, serve you well!

4. Eliminate, cut the fat! Find what is working and what is not working well! 

5. Science GPA is everything

6. Health delivery is expansive. I am not saying to give up, and understand healthcares wear many different scrubs and suits!

MHA: Masters of Health Administration

MPH + Dr.PH: Public Health

MD: Allopathic Physician

DO: Osteopathic Physician

NP: Nurse Practitioner

PA: Physician Assistant

PT: Physical Therapist

Podiatry

+ many more! I encourage you to read, research, and meet persons in the field/ degree area!

7. Lets the end point motivate you. But constantly ask yourself 

8. Encourage yourself to be a healer, navigator, and advocate for patients, communities, and society. Volunteer and be minimal when your can.

9. How can your partake in the business of health, if you yourself are not on a conscious process of mental and physical health?

10.  Become educated about your body … then when you’re done, please educate the communities you move in and the patients and professionals you interact with. How to you LIVE out your health and wellness politic? How are you DOING health delivery? How are you PRACTICING equitable healthcare politics, health literacy, patient engagement, evidence based medicine, and productive health behaviors?

New video (CLICK)! I am sorry for being M.I.A, but new how to study + how to prepare for next semester video. Learn how to organized your planner, refresh after a bad grade, and find your study flow! Share, like, comment, and reblog. :) Happy Sunday (CLICK)

Heading into a new semester, or mesh of classes, might require some things, like:

1. Compile a list of upcoming courses, and time of courses

2. Viewing the lists, ask yourself are your classes during times when you are productive? Once a week, twice a week, and three times a week? What books and excerpts are required?

3. Color coding (optional might help). Classes feel you might stronger in,vs classes you might be weaker in. How can you leverage both? Think and brainstorm for 15 to 30 minutes.

4. Review your previous semester, what were common road blocks you had? What triggers your procrastination? What triggers your energy to study or to get things done in general?What study strategies worked last semester? 

5. Lastly play with it. Find youtube views of lectures concerning your class, review some topics, using the preview feature of google books, or look use power points using the name of your course. Allow yourself to just hear or familiar with some of the terms. Also ask people who had taken the class, what study strategies helped? And how the professor teaches and grades:)

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VIDEO IS LONGGGGG

This video was made with the intention to teach you how to use Linkedin effectively, and how to connect your academics to career. Finding a job is sometimes really difficult, but I think linkedin is a great platform to get started in finding a job that can possibly lead to a career.

Topics discussed include:

- cover letter/ resume advice - specific tips on writing a good cover letter + summary page - Linkedin profile makeover, linkedin 101, and career development

Again I’m not a professional this is just coming from what I have researched and done in order to get a great job through linkedin and I hope to help you guys out!

Good luck :)

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1. When doubt promedo. Set a time limits whether it be 5 mins or an hours then when the time is up you can quiet or continues. (Most times you will have the mojo and be just fine.

2. Deadlines are pressure. I have tried the whole work backwards plan time, but I find starting the day you get the assignment is the best and then fine tuning closer to the due date.

3. Block distractions… but be smart. “I learned I could do physics for hours with my ipod on and my study playlist. I also have started putting my phone in my bag when I study, and some hot tea is always a nice push!

4. Batch similar tasks. Checking emails? Email professors with your study questions as well as clear your mail. Reading for class? Read for your other classes that same time!

5. How is your energy. Use a little index card and make note of the times of day you have most energy and also when you are most focused, and also where are most focused!

6. Keep your main surfaces your room clean too. Sometimes for me clutter can be focus killer and just make you want to do other things.

7. Have a cut off time on week days. It helps tune down the intensity of work load as well as keeps your sleeping cycle regular.

8. Take a nap and then study. I did this once and it was actually helpful. Sometimes the cold study rooms makes you a tad sleepy.

9. Think 3 steps ahead. Assess the consequences of holding something off, as well as the urgency of the matter.

10. Ask yourself, “Do I really want to do this?” So often we (especially women) are ruled by the shoulds. 

11. Energy management. Not only assess how much time something might take you but also how much energy will be required to carry out the task.

Future post: What I learned studying aboard, packing, snacking, and culture

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New video (CLICK)! I am sorry for being M.I.A, but new how to study + how to prepare for next semester video. Learn how to organized your planner, refresh after a bad grade, and find your study flow! Share, like, comment, and reblog. :) Happy Sunday (CLICK)

Heading into a new semester, or mesh of classes, might require some things, like:

1. Compile a list of upcoming courses, and time of courses

2. Viewing the lists, ask yourself are your classes during times when you are productive? Once a week, twice a week, and three times a week? What books and excerpts are required?

3. Color coding (optional might help). Classes feel you might stronger in,vs classes you might be weaker in. How can you leverage both? Think and brainstorm for 15 to 30 minutes.

4. Review your previous semester, what were common road blocks you had? What triggers your procrastination? What triggers your energy to study or to get things done in general?What study strategies worked last semester? 

5. Lastly play with it. Find youtube views of lectures concerning your class, review some topics, using the preview feature of google books, or look use power points using the name of your course. Allow yourself to just hear or familiar with some of the terms. Also ask people who had taken the class, what study strategies helped? And how the professor teaches and grades:)

————————————————————­­———————————————————-­-­——  OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT ☼ Ask me something - www.freshprogressgeek.tumblr.com ☼ Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/freshprogressbeauty

☼ Facebook: www.facebook.com/allthingsfreshprogress

☼ Instagram: Freshprogressbeauty

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