š·March Lookback: Disappointment, Monthly Themes, Prioritizing, Thinking Clearerš·
Let's take a look at my month of March
March has been an insane month. Focusing on realignment, prioritization, and tools to organize; I've definitely learned a lot. Letās get into it!
quote of the month
āYou are reborn with the roses, in every spring
- Juan Ramon Jimenez
Disappointmentš
This month, although very exciting, has been full of different experiences and emotions. However, a big event was being rejected from an internship position. This was a marketing position I was super excited for. I see myself pursuing a degree in business, but not in marketing, but I really enjoy it. After a couple years of pondering, I was thinking of pursuing in as a side-hobby, therefore needing experience. I thought this would be a good way to accelerate my resume in a way. However, I got rejected.
The phone call was awful and (low-key very heartbreaking). I was very disappointed as it was a reason that was in my control. With TKS and working various jobs, I knew my grades were slipping. There had been bad habits and a general disregard for school. Growing up and naturally getting good grades has stopped me from actually putting in the effort to study. However, I want this to change and I want to put in an effort to learn and prioritize learning in school. I think this is very important because I have the opportunity to go to school and choose what I want to study. Without recognizing this, it was very easy to breeze through school and treat it like an invaluable chore.
With being able to go through community college I had opportunities to be more involved with my community, school, and more. I had planned on doing so many different activities that I never followed through on. Now that I've realigned and I am committing to raising my grades and learning - I know this will set me up for better success. Especially if I want to transfer to one of the top three universities I am thinking about.
Monthly Themesāļø
Throughout this year I have been really iffy with priorities. In the beginning, I wanted to put an emphasis on resting and relaxing. Then athletics and health. Then professional development. After mixing it up so much, I have seen NO progress. Obviously, that is an over overexaggeration, there has been slight progress in different areas. However, it is very slight and very inefficient. After several braindates and conversations inside and outside of the TKS community; Iāve decided to implement a new mindset of monthly themes.
The way this would work is assigning a ātheme/goalā to every month and really focus on it for 30 days. For April my theme is writing. This past year I really wanted to write more. Such as:
more in depth articles about different STEM fields
articles for a new magazine launch: āThe Mosaicā
higher-quality work for my focus
and ideas for a childrenās book with some of my good friends
These are projects Iāve been thinking about and intend to work on. This mindset would allow me to focus on accomplishing these projects and could help me hone in on my skills and writing content.
Prioritizingš
Similar to my last point, it feels like all my progress this year is minimal. The dwindling time before university has been really scary. In my mind, trying to accomplish all the goals I wanted to as fast as possible while Iām still here in my hometown. However, this is not plausible. After careful months of realization and mentoring, Iāve realized itās not achievable and is more damaging with this mindset. Because of this, Iāve been considering rewriting my goals.
At the beginning of the year I wrote my goals that has since changed a bit. I still want to maintain most of them, but definitely prioritize some, more than others.
Thereās still a lot more consideration and thoughtfulness I need to integrate into this prioritization mindset, but generally athletic achievements, professional goals (in terms of content and writing), and personal development (mindsets, patience, traits). Inside of these goals includes other things like financial improvements and academic achievements.
Because of this, there is still a lot more thought I have to apply to this which makes it very difficult
Have your goals changed since the beginning of the year? How have you changed them/realigned?
Thinking Clearerš
You may notice a theme throughout this newsletter about goal reprioritization. Iāve spent these last couple months definitely trying out tools to clear my plate. After my internship rejection, it definitely sparked a sign that I need to focus and think clearer to improve things that will lead me to achieve my goals. Trying out tools to help think clearer has helped. What tools?
journaling! writing everyday helps me think clearer about what I value and tend to appreciate the most. ex - if I write 3 times about appreciating my athletic accomplishments, I know that I value my sports. I can work harder on it and really think clearer about why I value them, where I think I stand, etc.
healthy diet! I must admit I havenāt been eating as healthy as I wanted to. With apps like DoorDash, still on my phone, the convenience aspect is there. After deleting all my food apps, Iām hoping a better diet helps me think clearer. Iāve noticed when I do eat clean (no unhealthy snacks, 3 meals, no fast food), I do think clearer and feel better
talking to myself! as weird as it sounds, when I think silently or talk to myself, I begin to value my thoughts and ideas since theyāre explicitly there. I listen to myself more often and question a lot deeper. This feels very inquisitive and helps my mindset. (10/10 recommend)
spending time with friends! when I spend time with friends I tend to feel very valued with people enjoying my company and wanting to be around me. Although I donāt hang out as much as I used to, I still make an effort of spending quality time with people I care about. I feel better and tend to feel clearer after a conversation with friends or just quality time with them.
With an emphasis on writing, I plan to rewrite my schedule and share in my next newsletter about the success, failures, and experiences with it.
March has definitely been a crazy month for me and I have learned a lot. With this month being mostly about rejection and learning from it, I hope to keep learning and implement this new mindset to attract accomplishments and a cool community.
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Hope to see you soon! :)
-alondrad