Personal Statement

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Maintaining life’s balance for anyone, especially college students can be quite challenging. However with proper planning and commitment, it can be achieved. I personally like to make a chart, so that I can learn how to study more effectively with the time I have. I also like having a balanced diet and exercise schedule, because it makes feel a lot better, and I’m able to concentrate more easily. Another thing that I’ve learned how to do that helps me eliminate some things in my schedule is, too let the little things go and concentrate on the bigger things in life. These three things have really helped me eliminate stress from my life, so that I have an easier time balancing my schedule. Eliminating stress makes it so much easier …show more content…

When I eat the right things, and exercise daily I feel so much better during the day. If I feel sluggish from eating the wrong thing and not exercising I typically don’t want to do anything. If I do that it will mess up my schedule and study routine. When I get up in the morning I first try to drink some water and eat something that is healthy. Doing this really helps me get my day started. After that I then try to get over to the gym to really get me feeling better for the rest of the day. After I’ve gotten back from the gym I really feel motivated and eager to accomplish the rest of the tasks that I have for the day, such as helping take my family members wherever they need to go, studying, or anything else that might come up during the day. I feel that it is easier to concentrate when I’m studying, when I’m eating the right things and exercising. Eating healthy and exercising jut seems to put me in a better mood. When I’m in a good mood it is a lot easier to try and balance a weekly schedule. When we exercise it has been proven to increase blood flow to the brain, which leads to help with memory, concentration, and elevates moods and eliminates stress. All four of those are definitely essential when trying to balance a …show more content…

I have personally learned to try and eliminate the little things in life from stressing me out such as, money, how much gas prices are, who does and who doesn’t like, and other little things. These little things can make people get way off track, and forget about what they are striving for in life. I try and focus on the big things in life like what I want to be when I finish getting my degree. I want to be a police officer when I’m done with school. I also think about where I would like to live when I do become a police officer. When I eliminate those little things in life that stress me out and get me down, I really get things done during the week that help me get closer to my long term goals. My studying goes a lot smoother when I’m not worrying about what other people are doing and saying. So does the other things that I have planned during week as well. It allows me to go out and add things to my schedule such as an internship or joining the coast guard auxiliary and not worry about what other people want me to do or what they think. Eliminating those little things will take a lot of stress off of anyone and really allow you make sure you are getting done what needs to be