Are you building a life you actually love? One where you feel comfortable in your own skin, where you like how you spend your time, and you enjoy the people that surround you. 

Many of us look to external factors to make us happy (or take the blame if we aren't). And yes...terrible external factors can make being happy or building a life you love more challenging...hello 2020. 

But most contentment in life starts with your choices and your mindset.

In this episode, author Jessica Thiefels shares how you can start building a life you love by asking yourself the right questions.

You'll learn:

• What it means to live with intention
• Ways you can start living a more intentional life during college
• Questions you can start asking yourself to create a life you truly want

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Have you ever thought to yourself…

I’m not a computer person? I’m not into technology? I’m not a coder?…I’m into writing, art, psychology, history….

For some reason we tend to get academically labeled. We’re a liberal arts person, or a math person, or a science person.

The reality is to be successful in today’s ever evolving economy we all need foundational skills in writing, critical thinking, problem solving, math, and technology.

We can no longer specialize in just one. Writers need a working knowledge of online platforms and mathematicians need to write.

In this episode, author Alex Valaitis shares why it's important to build tech skills regardless of major and how to get started growing your tech savviness.

What You’ll Learn:

• What does it means to be tech savvy

• Why it’s important to build your tech skills

• What steps you take to build your technology skills during college

Do you struggle with comparing yourself to others?

It can be really challenging, but it is absolutely possible to find ways to celebrate the wins of your friends while honoring your own.

One of the top ways to get off the comparison train is to start defining your own success instead of allowing your parents, friends, or society to define it for you.

Success comes in many shapes and sizes.

In this episode, therapeutic educational consultant, Joanna Lilley shares strategies to help you free yourself from comparison by learning to define success on your terms.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why success is subjective

• How to define your own success

• How to stay grounded when you experience setbacks and challenges

• Resources to help you define your own success

This episode is for anyone who’s ready to stop comparing yourself to others and start defining success on your own terms.

Links and Resources:

• www.lilleyconsulting.com

• Success is Subjective Podcast

• https://www.facebook.com/LilleyConsultingLLC/

• https://www.instagram.com/lilleyconsulting/

Have you experienced any drama lately?

If you’re human, you’ve experienced drama. Drama is all around us. It’s in the news and in our day-to-day lives, especially in 2020.

Drama can hijack your peace, amplify your stress, and exhaust you. But you don’t have to hold on to drama. You can lower stress and improve your overall quality of life simply by becoming aware of your drama and learning to let it go.

In this episode, mindfulness teacher and leadership coach, Annmarie Chereso shares strategies to help you transform your life by learning to drop your drama.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why is dropping your drama transformative
• Strategies and practices to help you to drop our drama
• Common setbacks you might encounter when working to drop your drama
• How to navigate through setbacks
• Resources and support to help you drop your drama
• This episode for anyone who wants to lower stress and improve the quality of everyday life.

Links and Resources:

• annmariechereso.me : Website
• @annmariechereso :  Instagram

It’s probably the understatement of the year to introduce this episode by saying that COVID has disrupted our lives. And you might be wondering how on earth simply living through COVID could possibly prepare you for a successful college and career experience. You may even feel that COVID has ruined your college experience and thwarted your future opportunities.

And that is an understandable, but I invite you to also consider how this experience may strengthen you. I’m a firm believer that most crummy situations include an opportunity for growth, and that the ups and downs of the last 10 months is no different.

In this episode, I explore 3 skills that I’ve noticed COVID-19 is helping me build that you also need for college success:

What You’ll Learn:

• How to grow your grit & hope.

• How to improve time management skills.

• How to become a better communicator and self advocator.

In this episode, educator and founder of Ecreé, Dr. Jamey Heit shares what he’s learned from grading over 30,000 student papers to help you write papers your professors will love.

What you’ll learn:

• What a professor is looking for in a paper.
• How to write a strong introduction and conclusion.
• How to state a position and support it with evidence.
• What it means to analyze information in a paper.
• How to recheck your organization.
• How professors determine grades.

Links & Resources

• Website: www.ecree.com
• Resources to help you college: https://collegehoodadvice.com/students

Is your homework piling up despite feeling like all you do is homework? I feel you.

Feeling behind is the top thing I hear from students. Most of my clients and listeners feel like they are always busy and stressed. The reason…they’re on the homework hamster wheel.

In this episode, I share one simple thing you can do to always stay way ahead of your homework during college.

What you’ll learn:

• Why we get behind, and it’s not because you’re lazy.
• The simplest strategy for staying ahead of your work.
• How staying ahead of your homework can boost grades and reduce stress.

Links & Resources

• How to Organize Your Week in 20 minutes
• How to Stay Ahead of Your Homework
• Free Resources to Help You College

How can you get through your day as successfully as you possible? By having a good plan.

In a digital world it is very tempting to ditch paper for digital docs, digital to-do lists, phone reminders, and online calendars, but often the simplest solutions are the best ones.

In this episode, educator and academic coach Lesley Martin shares how using paper can help you stay organized and motivated this semester.

What you’ll learn:

• The difference between paper and the digital world.
• Why paper allows you to better organize all the information you have to manage.
• Why having everything all in one place has an incredible value and helps us limit time management challenges like procrastination.
• Ways paper is better at helping you get stuff done.
• How the physical act of writing helps you retain information more effectively and efficiently.

Links & Resources

• Get Coaching & Support During College
• How to Build Healthy Social Media & Phone Habits
• Instagram - @myclasstracker
• Facebook- @myclasstracker
• Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/classtracker/
• Twitter -@myclasstracker
• Buy a Class tracker Planner. Use Code: ADVICE for 10% off.
• https://myclasstracker.com
• https://myclasstracker.com/blogs/news
• Contact: [email protected]

In this episode, writer, consultant and speaker, Victor Brown, shares how to strategically and intentionally use the opportunities college affords you to begin preparing for your career, so you can use the massive investment in a college education to prepare for a career that you can thrive at.

What you’ll learn:

• Why it’s important to start preparing for your career the moment you enter college
• How to use coursework to prepare for your career
• How to use the college experience to build the skills and habits you need to prepare for a successful career
• Common pitfalls that prevent students from using college to prepare for career opportunity

Links & Resources:

• Download tools to help you make the most of college
• Coaching & Support to help you succeed during college
• Learn more about Victor Brown: https://victorbrown.net
• Learn more about Welcome to College-Your Career Starts Now

Are you exhausted after being online all day? Are your eyes dry? Does your head hurt? Are your neck and shoulders killing you? If the answer is yes. You may be experiencing Zoom fatigue. This general exhaustion and discomfort that you’re experiencing after several hours online is real! And there is something you can do about it.

In this episode, Dr. Jill Grimes shares some simple practices you can implement to help you alleviate the symptoms of Zoom fatigue. This episode is great for anyone who is spending any time on Zoom.

What You’ll Learn:

• What is Zoom fatigue
• Why we experience Zoom fatigue
• Ways to alleviate Zoom fatigue
• Other ways to better engage with online meetings

Links and Resources:

• Join the Best Semester Ever Challenge
• Steps You Can Take Beyond Wearing a Mask to Stay Healthy This Semester with Dr. Jill Grimes
• Ultimate College Student Health Handbook
• https://jillgrimesmd.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jillgrimesmd?lang=en