New targets

After looking at my preferred learning style and assessing my strengths and weaknesses, I decided to sit down and set myself some targets on how to improve and therefore better myself.

With having 2 jobs and also being on a full time degree I do not have much free time to sit and relax, therefore I have a tendency to dismiss stress levels rather than dealing with them.

Within the next few months before the end of the academic year is over I want to try to combat this and take some time out of my day where I can sit and reflect and relax myself.

To do this I will take at least and hour out of everyday to visit a friend, pamper myself, watch television or just generally relax.
I have also been told that exercise is a good way to relieve underlying stress and so have decided that I am going to try and go swimming at least 2-3 times a week. I love water and find it very relaxing and so this should be a great activity for me. It will also help me sleep better as at the moment I find that I am up late at night working because I find it hard to sleep.

With having a very busy schedule outside of university, I to try to plan some time everyday to work on my modules outside of the lectures and seminars. This I feel is a good start, but I sometimes feel I am not making as much progress as I would like. In order to get the best use of time management, I need to try and plan this section of time a little better. By making more to lists of the things that are important and give myself an allotted time within that space in the day to try and complete certain tasks.

I also know that when studying for my first degree in Marketing and Pr I am not very good at coping with stress in exams, however still pass them. This is not something that I will have to face on this course, however we do have several individual presentations in front of the group which I am also not overly comfortable with. Although I am an outgoing person, when it comes to standing up in front of peers I do get nervous. Hopefully by setting time aside to sit and prepare and rehearse my presentation at an earlier date, I will be more assured of the content and be able to relax a little more on the day.