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January 20, 2009

How To Organize Your Day Part Dos

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This is a continuation of yesterday’s post. I use steps below when organizing my day. Hope it helps. If you want to add anything, feel free to leave a comment.

1. “The list”

In case some of you forgot, few weeks ago I wrote about making an effective to-do list. An effective to do list is your foundation to creating an organized schedule. Creating an effective to do list includes prioritizing your list and making it happen. Like with any type of prioritizing, you list the important ones first. When you’re doing your listing, do nothing else except the listing. Set aside 20-30 minutes to think about things that needs to get done within the next few days, weeks, or months. Also here are some things to keep in mind when prioritizing your list; final dates, how long it’s going to take, where is it, how big is it, just to name a few. Every events, have different things to keep in mind.

2. Divide and conquer

Once you have an effective list, decided how you want to divvy up your schedule. Do you want to plan days ahead? Weeks ahead? Hours ahead? (I wouldn’t suggest you do hours…) Months ahead? Remember to not go too far ahead. I personally go by weekly planning. For example, If you have a project that is due in a couple of weeks, divide that project within the next two weeks. Don’t let everything build up to just a day before. That would take away the idea of planning! duh! I know many of you works well under pressure, but let me assure you, working under less pressure is less taxing on the mind and the body.

3. Write everything down

If you feel that you’re going to forget something, chances are… you will forget it. So always write down everything! Even if it is a simple task. By writing it down, you will record it in your head. You know one of those feelings that you get like you’re forgetting something really really important? Well, if you have your things organized and written down in your planner, you can get rid of that feeling by going over your planner.

4. Make a habit of checking

Once you have everything down, you have to remember the things that you put in your planner/ organizer. You can do this by making a habit out of checking your organizer. You don’t have to check it every half hours, maybe check it every few hours or when you fee like you forgetting something. By checking your organizer and making sure your day-to-day list is getting done you will be able to use your time more efficiently. anyway, it defeats the purpose of having a planner if you never look at it.

-I’m still here

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January 13, 2009

9 Ways College Student Can Save

Oink Oink!

I’m sure I speak for all of us when I say: “I need to save more.” The problem with most of us is we “can’t find” the money to save. It seems that no matter how much money we’re bringing in, we’ll always be short on money. This applies even more to college students like us. Most of the time we want instant gratifications. WE WANT IT NOW. We want to have fun now, no matter what the cost is. So we bust out the plastic card and before we know, we’re staring at a mountain of debt. The truth is, you CAN find the money to save. You just have to look harder. Here are some tips that has helped me to “find” money to save, or wished I known couple years back. Hope these tips help you like it did me.

1. Pack Your Own Lunch
The most common and the most basic saving tips out there. Instead of buying your lunches on campus, you can pack your own healthy lunch. I used to spend 6-8 dollars on lunch every day! Now that I look back, I wished I had done this years ago. You don’t have to pack lunch every single day, it’s okay to have some “cheat” days. The whole point is for you to decrease your spending so you’ll have more money to save. Maybe you can pack your lunch 2 days a week for the first month, then increase to 3 days a week for the next month. You want gradual change instead of cold-turkey. No pun intended. Because when you start cold-turkey, the temptation to fall off the wagon is a lot bigger.

2. Say No to Magazine Subscriptions
Cut down on the the magazine subscriptions. Your school library usually have an extensive collection of newspaper and magazine subscriptions. If they don’t have it, you can go to their website and read it online. In fact a lot newspaper companies are going bankrupt because most of their subscribers ended up going online to read the news instead. You can also borrow the magazine or newspaper from a friend. I subscribe to Game Informer and I would gladly let my friends borrow it. After all, sharing is caring.

3. Car pool
Save on gas. I have been carpooling since freshman year in college. Even though I don’t carpool everyday, I try to carpool whenever I can. I commute to school almost everyday, so by carpooling I was able to save on gallons of gas. This is especially helpful when gas prices were at $3.87 a gallon.

4. Limit going out
Another basic tip. Stop going out so much. I know we all want to go to the bar, go clubbing, eat out, etc, etc. But seriously, take it down a notch. You don’t have to go out every weekend. Stay at home, read a book, watch a movie. Hey you can make your own dinner, call up some friends and have a mini dinner party. Trust me, Couple weekends of not going out won’t hurt your social life.

5. Netflix
I know, I know, Netflix is a subscription, and that would go against tip number 2. However, the benefit of having a Netflix subscription, TO ME, outweigh the cost. Through Netflix, I was able to save up by not buying DVDs. I used to buy 3-5 DVDs per month. That’s a good amount of money in which I can use to save. Now Netflix even offer instant streaming so you can watch movies on your laptop or T.V if you have an Xbox360. However, if you’re not a movie buff, and you don’t buy a lot of DVDs, then you might not want to subscribe to Netflix, because then you’ll be adding on expenses instead of tackling them down.

6. Family plan
Okay, stay as long as you can in your family plan. This can be cell phone plans or even insurance plans. Family plans always offer major discounts so you don’t have to worry about being overcharged for a plan. You don’t HAVE to get your parents to pay for YOUR part, but if they want to… there’s no reason to reject their kindness. I’m still on my family’s plans for insurance and cell phone. In fact, they’re still paying for my phone bills. Hey dad, if you’re reading, thanks.

7. No gym membership
When I got out of high school, I forfeited water polo. I was glad to be rid of morning practices but at the same time, I was also gaining weight and was very out of shape. In my sorry attempt to get in shape I got a gym membership for $30 dollars a month. After a year, I realized I could be doing most of this stuff at home. I wasn’t looking to be a body builder, I just want to somewhat maintain my slightly rotund shape. Hey, I lost close to 15 pounds last summer without any gym membership.

9. Live with your parents
Alright, here’s a touchy one. Living with your parents. I really don’t mind. Saves me thousands of dollars per year but not having to pay rent. I know some of you are living far away from home and therefore are not able to live with your parents. You can stop reading, this tip isn’t for you. By living with my parents, I was able to do numerous unpaid internship that has provided me with valuable experiences. If I had to pay rent I wouldn’t be able to afford to take the unpaid internships. Not to mention, home cooked meals. Yum. I love you momma.

-I’m still here

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January 7, 2009

How To Get What You Want

I want you to believe

There are many things that we want in life. In fact, most of our life is spent in getting or trying to get what we want. What if I tell you that I know how to get anything you want in life? Did that get your attention? I hope it does, I don’t see why you wouldn’t want to know how to get what you want.

By now you’re either thinking…”hmm I’ll take a look at this and see what he’s got to say” or “this is a load of crap.” Well, either way you’ve gone too far to not read this anyway. So do yourself a favor and just keep reading. what have you got to lose? Do you have everything you want? Probably not.

Step 1: Believe In Yourself
Believing in yourself is a big part and a solid foundation in getting anything you want in life. To be able to believe that you can achieve something, we must learn to believe in ourselves . You have to be able to give yourself the respect that you deserve. How are you going to be able to get what you want if you don’t even believe in that you’re going to get it? Remember: when you command respect, others will give you theirs.

Step 2: Know What You Want and Believe it
Set a goal and define it. Be specific! The more detailed it is the better. The more detail you can give yourself, the more believable and realistic the goal will be. Have you ever heard of the statement: ” A good salesman believes in his own product?” Well the same rule applies here. You have to believe in achieving that goal to be able to attain it. If you only believe in a “little bit of it,” that goal is not going to be fulfilled. For your body to fully follow through with your mind, it needs to have a goal that it believes it can achieve. Otherwise your body will only exert however much amount is needed for that half-ass goal. Why? The mind believes that it does not need to put a lot of energy for the “little bit” of that goal so it tells your body to only put a “little bit” of energy into it.

Step 3: Plan your Route
Now that you have set your goal, time to figure out the different ways to approach it. How many ways can you come up with, if I ask you how to get to New York from Los Angeles? You can tell me that I can fly there, or I can ride the bus there, or if I’m crazy enough, I can ride my bike there. Same thing with your goal, there are different ways of attaining it. That’s why it is so important for you to be specific and detailed with your goal. Detailed goal will help your mind figure out the different approaches to your goal.

Step 4: Take Action
Got your plan figured out? Okay then, time to set it in motion. Remember it is better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission. Don’t be afraid to execute your plan in motion. It doesn’t matter how good your plan is if you can’t put it into action. Even the longest journey begins with that first step.

Step 5: Don’t be Afraid to Ask for Help
Pretty self explanatory, don’t be afraid to ask for help. To put it crudely; S*** happens. You have to be able to admit that you need help when the going gets too tough. No one can do everything on their own.

Step 6: Fix your Course
Once the mistake happens, noticed I said “once the mistake happens.” Yes, that’s right, mistakes will happen. You have to learn to adapt and adjust. It is not the strongest that survives, it is the one with the most adaptability.

Step 7: Take Responsibility For your Action
It is hard for many of us to admit that we’re wrong. I know it’s hard for me. However, one needs to be able to admit one’s own mistake before it can be fixed.

- I’m still here

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