Stay Motivated & Keep Moving Ahead

Here are some tips to keep ourselves motivated and to keep moving ahead:

Stay organized

Making sure assignments are in order, tests and paper due dates are written down, and notes for class are clean and to the point. Don’t let an absence of organization be what stresses you. Staying organized in your life can be the factor of how productive you are at academics & work. Make being organized a habit and part of your everyday life.

Make small reachable goals

Do not burden yourself with goals that are too farfetched or difficult to achieve. Take one step at a time. Focus on how you can break your long term goal into small targets and focus on the one at hand.

Appreciate yourself 

Celebrate small victories for they bring you a step closer to your ultimate goal. Focus on your positive qualities and things that you have done well as they will help you stay positive.

Get involved

Academics are an extremely important part of college, getting involved in different activities and organizations outside of the classroom can give students an outlet for fun and even sometimes, critical experiences. This is also a great way to grow your networking base. There are many benefits that come from getting out of your comfort zone and meeting new people.

You can meet influencers in the space that you want to work in, people who work at the companies you want to work at, hiring managers, recruiters or maybe only people that you make acquaintances with. You never know what connections can help you out in the future. So keep your and ears open for any events that spark your interest locally.

Engage in things that you like to do

 Spend your leisure time in things that interest you and keep you motivated. Focus on your hobbies and spend at least 15-30 minutes a day engaging in those activities.

Ask for help

Whether in class or completing an assignment individually, ask for help if you need it. Asking for assistance may be socially viewed as a sign of weakness, but it is actually a sign of great strength. Asking for help takes courage and says that you want to better understand something – it doesn’t only mean you weren’t paying attention and need something to be repeated (at least not in most cases). Chances are other people have the same questions but are too afraid to ask.

Change your environment

A lot can be changed if you change your environment. Positive people emit positivity, therefore to keep yourself motivated it is important that we stay with people that are positive.

Know your limits

Don’t over-involve yourself and get too stressed. Academics and involvement are super important. But although it may seem desirable to challenge yourself as much as possible, if you are taking on too much, you may end up damaging your grades and ultimately your college experience. Take some time for yourself and really learn how to balance your time the best that you can.

Stay healthy

The more you take care of your physical health; the better would be your mental state and in turn your performance. Therefore focus on your eating and sleeping habits, keep yourself hydrated, go out for walks and get fresh air. Fresh air gets you more oxygen that makes the brain more productive.

Reference/Citation/Source

• 6 Things Perfect College Students Do to Get Ahead
  https://careerbuzz.prosky.co/articles/be-the-perfect-college-student
• How To Stay Motivated And Keep Moving Forward?
  http://yourdost.com/blog/2015/06/how-to-stay-motivated-and-keep-moving-forward.html?q=/blog/2015/06/how-to-stay-motivated-and-keep-moving-forward.html