When it comes to college life everyone's story is different. Everybody follow a different path, comes from different regions, study different subjects which make their college life even more interesting. In fact my college life was nothing like what I had imagined of, college it was much different than that and the experiences I had in my college shaped me to what I am today. I made many mistakes during my college and gradually I learned some life changing lessons from those mistakes which I have shared below:
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No matter at which point of your life you're at, one thing you should never forget to carry is your self-confidence. I still remember when I first entered my college and we were asked to give our intro, many students (including me) were so afraid because we, being freshers, were complete strangers to each other and were in dilemma of 'first impression is the last impression' which none of us wanted to ruin. Sometimes I also got frightened with the cross-questioning that teachers used to do but only one thing always helped me was my self-confidence. So, yes always carry your self-confidence with you.
2. Make your decisions wisely
When I was in second semester, whole college was busy in organizing the annual-college fest. Many competitions were organized on different dates and I also participated in one of the competition, but eventually I lost interest in the practice because I didn't like the theme of the play. Practice was used to be done in morning before the college classes and even in the evening. Devoting all of my time in an event which I didn't liked was such a mess for me at that time. I thought to leave the play now and then but the idea of never getting to experience something like this again made me stuck to it.
So, now when I look back in time, I seriously think it would have been a good decision to leave the play, I would have saved a lot of my precious time which I could have utilized in other work. But no problem it came out to me as a lesson that one should make his decisions wisely. Always remember:
Each decision you make today has the potential to unlock and open doors of profitable benefits or close the doors to great opportunities. Think before you act and make your decision wisely.
3. Be careful of the company you keep
Its very important that you make a good company of friends, its just because you will meet people with different mindset. So, make sure that you choose people who have positive vibes and who look at things with positive mindset. Another point that I always keep in my mind is, its the quality that matters, not the quantity. Its not important that you have ten friends but what is important is that you should have at least one friend with whom you can share your words, your happiness,your problems. This is the person who will always show you the right path whenever you're confused and will always have your back. And I can proudly say that I have such friends in my life and I'm so blessed to have you all !!
4. There will be sunshine after the rain
Pain and happiness are the integral part of cycle of life. One should always remember
After the rain, sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be here.
2019 was such a terrible year for me. I suffered a lot, my family was going through a very bad phase which ultimately affected my grades in college because I was so much disturbed with all my family problems that I couldn't focus on my studies. I lost many people in my life which I never thought of losing. Despite all the things that were going in my life one thing that I learnt is to have patience and always believe that even after the worst storms the sun will shine again !!
5. Create your own way to success
Do the things that works well for you and not those which everybody is doing. Try those things which you think will help you get closer to your dreams and your goals. At this time one should also not care about the words that others will say.
Like when I decided to launch my own website and started writing my blogs, many thoughts came in my mind regarding what others will say but I didn't paid attention to those because I knew what I was doing and how it will help me in my future. Same thing I would suggest for all of you just do every single thing that you think will help you out.
6. Time management
We have always heard of this that time can't be controlled, if gone its gone forever. So, ya always try to manage your time. I have tried this a lot, even in my third year of college, I used to be late for the morning classes. Staying up late at night, then waking up late in morning, going to classes in a hurry and even without taking breakfast...oof sounds so bad na !! I know. I used to be like this. But as every problem have solution I also found solution to this problem that why I was not productive? Why I was not able to manage my time?
Because all my things were piled up because of procrastination. So, for managing my time I started planning. Now every morning when I wake up I make a to - do list and plan my day accordingly. I think this is the best thing that I have done for myself and that's how I also learnt how to be productive and I'm still learning to find new ways for this !! One tip for productivity I would like to share with you all is :
Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.
7. Love yourself
I know sometimes college life becomes so hectic with lot's of subjects, practicals, assignments, projects, training, extra-circular activities, placements etc. And as soon we're about to complete our graduation everybody starts expecting us to be placed in a good company. But with the increasing competition day by day in every field, this impact students a lot. So its very important for one to take very good care of himself. Enjoy holidays, try out new cafe, go on trips have proper rest and share your feelings and your emotions with your close ones if you feel something is irritating you. So, ya just love yourself. I really do this when I feel tired and just enjoy my own company !!
College has given me many experiences, many ups and downs came in my college life but what made me overcome all the challenges was my hard work and my determination to find a solution to every problem. I always try to see things with a positive point of view and I'm really proud of myself, I love what I'm doing and very much proud of what I'm becoming !!
Love XOXO,
Gunjan❤
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Life lessons we learn through the course of our lives are very precious. Great article Gunjan
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