Cures for Common Pitfalls of Nontraditional Students
http://marysegers.com/nontraditionalstudents Cures for Common Pitfalls of Nontraditional Students Perhaps you've struggled with one or more of these common pitfalls that can sink a nontraditional student. The major ones I see are: ***Trying to do everything yourself ***Trying to do everything you've always done ***Trying to do things the old way Trying to Do Everything Yourself The cure to this is... not surprisingly... to learn to let go and let others do for you and for themselves. Kids use the bathroom sink to wash their hands and rinse their toothbrush, they use the potty, well, for a couple of things, and they use the bathtub for bathing. There's no reason why they can't or shouldn't help clean that room. Trying to Do Everything You've always Done The cure here is to realize that you'll have to give up some things in your life to make room for your new commitments. Figure out which activities you can let go of completely, which ones you can modify and keep, and which ones you are adamant about keeping as is. Trying to Do Things the Old Way The cure here is to be open to new ways of doing things. Realize that, yes, it may take time to create those menus you've been promising for years that you'd create so you don't continue to struggle week after week. But, once they are completed they'll save time and aggravation for years to come. That saved time can be reinvested into studying or spending time with your family. Find new and time-saving ways of doing housework. Also, try new ways and find what works for you to enable you to concentrate while you study. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mary_Segers Modified from my original article published at: http://EzineArticles.com/7611689 If you found this video helpful then don’t forget to “Like” it so it’ll be easier for others to find. Also, I’d love it if you’d “Pin” me and pass me on to your friends. And, if you have a Home Time Management topic you’d like to see covered shoot me an email @ marysegers@marysegers.com My goal as a Home Time Management Coach is to help you save time on the things you HAVE to do… such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, and housework so that you can reinvest that time into your marriage, your kids, your family and friends, and even yourself. As a matter of fact, this video has been created from an excerpt of my free 77 page eBook on Time Management and Nontraditional Students which is available for download from my website @ http://marysegers.com/nontraditionalstudents If you'd like to learn more about Home Time Management then join my email list @ http://marysegers.com/join and I'll send you daily emails aimed at covering all aspects of Home Time Management including saving time on cooking, cleaning, laundry, housework and then spending that time on your spouse, your kids, your family and friends, and even yourself. Remember… you only have one life. It's up to you how you live it.
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Cures for Common Pitfalls of Nontraditional Students
- 1. Cures for Common Pitfalls of Nontraditional Students (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
- 2. Perhaps you've struggled with one or more of these common pitfalls that can sink a nontraditional student. The major ones I see are: ***Trying to do everything yourself ***Trying to do everything you've always done ***Trying to do things the old way Overcoming these common pitfalls is essential to your success in college as a nontraditional student. (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
- 3. Trying to Do Everything Yourself The cure to this is... not surprisingly... to learn to let go and let others do for you and for themselves. Kids use the bathroom sink to wash their hands and rinse their toothbrush, they use the potty, well, for a couple of things, and they use the bathtub for bathing. There's no reason why they can't or shouldn't help clean that room. (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
- 4. They don't want to help? That's easy to fix... find what motivates them and then use it against them mercilessly. But, seriously, most kids will want to help when they understand what you're doing and why. It just may not occur to them to pitch in unless asked. (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
- 5. Trying to Do Everything You've always Done The cure here is to realize that you'll have to give up some things in your life to make room for your new commitments. Figure out which activities you can let go of completely, which ones you can modify and keep, and which ones you are adamant about keeping as is. (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
- 6. In my case, I never was much of a TV watcher so that was easy to give up. I had a monthly family dinner as well as a monthly girls' lunch out with 9-12 family members such as daughters, nieces, sisters, sistersin-law, and our mother. My participation in these may have to be modified depending on if I could get away from studying (only because it always fell on a day when I had class that evening). Church, on the other hand, I didn't want to give up or modify the amount of time I spent there. If the doors were open I wanted to be there. (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
- 7. You'll have to come up with your own list. If there's something you really want to keep doing then see if you can somehow incorporate it into your life. For instance, I love to walk for an hour per day. In the hectic life of a nontraditional student one would think that would be a luxury that would need to be pushed aside but… when necessary… I used it as a study hour by taking along flash cards or a recorded lecture. Another example is recording your favorite shows to watch later after you've studied hard and aced those mid-terms or finals. Even I did that. (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
- 8. Trying to Do Things the Old Way ways of doing things. The cure here is to be open to new Realize that, yes, it may take time to create those menus you've been promising for years that you'd create so you don't continue to struggle week after week. But, once they are completed they'll save time and aggravation for years to come. (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
- 9. That saved time can be reinvested into studying or spending time with your family. Find new and time-saving ways of doing housework. Also, try new ways and find what works for you to enable you to concentrate while you study. (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
- 10. Recap At this time in your life you really need to ramp up the efforts to get your home time management under control and you can do that by: *****Not Trying to do everything yourself *****Not Trying to do everything you've always done *****Not Trying to do things the old way Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mary_Segers Modified from my original article published at: http://EzineArticles.com/7611689 (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
- 11. If you found this video helpful then don’t forget to “Like” it so it’ll be easier for others to find. Also, I’d love it if you’d “Pin” me and pass me on to your friends. And, if you have a Home Time Management topic you’d like to see covered shoot me an email @ marysegers@marysegers.com (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
- 12. Home Time Management Expert, Coach, and Speaker My goal as a Home Time Management Coach is to help you save time on the things you HAVE to do such as: • Cooking • Cleaning • Laundry • Housework So that you can reinvest that time into: • Your marriage • Your kids • Your family and friends • Yourself (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
- 13. As a matter of fact, this video has been created from an excerpt of my free 77 page eBook aimed at… Time Management and Nontraditional Students which is available for download from my website @ http://marysegers.com/nontraditionalstudents (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
- 14. If you'd like to learn more about Home Time Management then join my email list @ http://marysegers.com/join And I'll send you daily emails aimed at covering all aspects of Home Time Management including saving time on: • Cooking • Cleaning • Laundry • Housework And then spending that time on: • Your spouse • Your kids • Your family and friends • Yourself (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
- 15. Remember… You only have ONE LIFE. It's up to you how you live it. (c) Home Time Management 2013 | Mary Segers http://marysegers.com
Editor's Notes
- Cures for Common Pitfalls of Nontraditional Students
- Perhaps you've struggled with one or more of these common pitfalls that can sink a nontraditional student. The major ones I see are:***Trying to do everything yourself***Trying to do everything you've always done***Trying to do things the old wayOvercoming these common pitfalls is essential to your success in college as a nontraditional student.
- Trying to Do Everything YourselfThe cure to this is... not surprisingly... to learn to let go and let others do for you and for themselves. Kids use the bathroom sink to wash their hands and rinse their toothbrush, they use the potty, well, for a couple of things, and they use the bathtub for bathing. There's no reason why they can't or shouldn't help clean that room.
- They don't want to help? That's easy to fix... find what motivates them and then use it against them mercilessly. But, seriously, most kids will want to help when they understand what you're doing and why. It just may not occur to them to pitch in unless asked.
- Trying to Do Everything You've always Done The cure here is to realize that you'll have to give up some things in your life to make room for your new commitments. Figure out which activities you can let go of completely, which ones you can modify and keep, and which ones you are adamant about keeping as is.
- In my case, I never was much of a TV watcher so that was easy to give up. I had a monthly family dinner as well as a monthly girls' lunch out with 9-12 family members such as daughters, nieces, sisters, sisters-in-law, and our mother. My participation in these may have to be modified depending on if I could get away from studying (only because it always fell on a day when I had class that evening). Church, on the other hand, I didn't want to give up or modify the amount of time I spent there. If the doors were open I wanted to be there.
- You'll have to come up with your own list.If there's something you really want to keep doing then see if you can somehow incorporate it into your life. For instance, I love to walk for an hour per day. In the hectic life of a nontraditional student one would think that would be a luxury that would need to be pushed aside but… when necessary… I used it as a study hour by taking along flash cards or a recorded lecture. Another example is recording your favorite shows to watch later after you've studied hard and aced those mid-terms or finals. Even I did that.
- Trying to Do Things the Old WayThe cure here is to be open to new ways of doing things. Realize that, yes, it may take time to create those menus you've been promising for years that you'd create so you don't continue to struggle week after week. But, once they are completed they'll save time and aggravation for years to come.
- That saved time can be reinvested into studying or spending time with your family. Find new and time-saving ways of doing housework. Also, try new ways and find what works for you to enable you to concentrate while you study.
- RecapAt this time in your life you really need to ramp up the efforts to get your home time management under control and you can do that by:*****Not Trying to do everything yourself*****Not Trying to do everything you've always done*****Not Trying to do things the old wayArticle Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mary_SegersModified from my original article published at: http://EzineArticles.com/7611689
- If you found this video helpful then don’t forget to “Like” it so it’ll be easier for others to find.Also, I’d love it if you’d “Pin” me and pass me on to your friends.And, if you have a Home Time Management topic you’d like to see covered shoot me an email @marysegers@marysegers.com
- My goal as a Home Time Management Coach is to help you save time on the things you HAVE to do… such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, and housework so that you can reinvest that time into your marriage, your kids, your family and friends, and even yourself.
- As a matter of fact, this video has been created from an excerpt of my free 77 page eBook on Time Management and Nontraditional Students which is available for download from my website @ http://marysegers.com/nontraditionalstudents
- If you'd like to learn more about Home Time Management then join my email list @ http://marysegers.com/join and I'll send you daily emails aimed at covering all aspects of Home Time Management including saving time on cooking, cleaning, laundry, housework and then spending that time on your spouse, your kids, your family and friends, and even yourself.
- Remember… you only have one life. It's up to you how you live it.