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Crystal
Jonas is a five-time published author, former Asst. Professor at USAFA, and expert
in "how to be successful in school." She delivers over 100 seminars, workshops, and programs a
year. Her CD's and
ebooks are used all over the country by students who want swift and
certain success.
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Student Success TipsTip #89 Control Concentration and
Physical Intensity
I met Rachel, a Sophomore pre-med major at one of my seminars
based on my book “College Success Your Way.”
Actually, her boyfriend, Michael brought her up to talk with me
after my presentation.
“She’s intense all the
time.” Michael said. “She’s
so driven and focused about absolutely everything that I think she’s
going to burn out before she even gets to medical school.
I keep telling her to relax and have fun, but she’s afraid
she’ll lose her ‘edge.’ You tell her,
As I talked with Rachel more, I understood what Michael was
talking about. Rachel
admitted herself that she started out her Freshman year of school
determined not to get behind in her classes, and as a result, her life
was so tightly managed and controlled, she confided that she was even
thinking of breaking up with Michael because she didn’t feel she had
the time to give a relationship.
I let Rachel know that in a balanced, focused life, there should
always be time for relationships. And
it could be that she is over-controlling her life and likely spending
time doing things that don’t even need to be done, just to feel she
has control.
Make sure you control your focus and intensity by keeping a clear
eye on what you want and what it takes to get it.
Then, be willing to be brutally honest with yourself to make sure
that you are doing what needs to be done, when you need to do it.
Pay attention to your body’s natural rhythms and make sure that
you are doing your most intensive work when you are naturally clear
minded, energetic, and awake.
Give yourself permission to let loose on occasion and have some
fun. If you don’t, you
will eventually resent your constant demands on yourself and you will, I
promise you, burn out. ***************************************** For all 101 Tips on Student Success as a download you can get right now, go to Success Store While you're there, check out my other downloadable
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