Confessions of a University Student

I’m sure that you’ve probably taken a stab or two at what this post is about. Over the past weekend, I suffered from a bout of stomach flu. Anyone who’s ever had it can just about understand how horrible I felt. That being said, I haven’t actually done any exercise this week. I’m still getting back into the swing of things, don’t judge me too heavily. After suffering from stomach flu, one gets this ‘lethargic’ phase (or at least I do) where I’m just too tired to anything, I even struggled to go to class this week and I’ve been coming home and sleeping in a furious attempt to grasp my energy pre-ailment. Like I explained last week Tuesday in my Motivational Tuesday post, having setbacks (in this case being sick) are often quite frustrating. But here’s the thing, have you ever thought the reason that you’re too sick is that you have over-exerted yourself and your body is struggling to cope? With the stomach flu, you catch it from someone and when you live in a house with 9 other student...

Exactly how I feel at the moment Motivation is a fickle thing, it comes and goes in waves. Have you ever taken on a task, only to find that you just don't have the energy to finish it?  Well after months of tests and and studying, I woke up this morning with a revelation: enough is enough. My exams come up in two weeks and I know that I need to start studying, but I just can't find the will. And as the weather changes so too does my need to study. See here's the thing: success is not linear. There will be ups and downs, but you'll get there. Even if it's no as quickly as  So what would I recommend for the moment. For me, I'm just going to have to force myself to study, because no one else will force me to do it.  How do you find motivation to study at the end of the year? Image credits: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5d/46/5a/5d465a5e54958784509087e06d9d4ff7.jpg https://www.quotemaster.org/images/1f/1f331d8954f081f65...

Hi guys, so today I'm going to get really serious with you. Recently I experienced a really bad setback. Experiencing a set back really really sucks. You work really hard to get something, yet you miss it. And it sucks, it just sucks. So how do I deal with setbacks? Before I even start figuring out how I am going to get through it, I have a plethora of negative thoughts, which unfortunately is part of my nature, which I'm trying to work on. Unfortunately being a first year, everything is kind of thrown at you all at once. And when you face a setback as a first year, it all seems worse. Well I sit and cry for about an hour, then I snack on any junk food I can find and take a nap for at least an hour. Then I wake up and I feel slightly better, but I still have that sucky feeling. Ya know what I'm saying. S I get up, take a breath and workout, to try and blow off some steam. Take a shower, surround myself with people who love me and support me, then begin ...