Manage
To manage is the ability to take charge and operate a group or oneself in order to accomplish a task or a project.
Time Management
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Responsibility
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Motivating
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My To-Do List & Calendar
To manage my priorities and balance the demands of life and school, I keep a monthly calendar filled with deadlines for assignments and dates of events along with a small journal that I keep a daily to-do list in.
My transition from high school to college was not the easiest experience for me. In high school, I was definitely not perfect at managing my time, and I came to college unprepared for increased demands in the loosely built structure of my day. I realized during my sophomore year that keeping a planner like I did in high school did not work as well for me as it used to. I knew that in order to improve, I had to develop a system that worked for me to help me stay organized and complete tasks efficiently. I sought many resources for help and assistance including different books and taking a course on learning application theories.
As I took on sophomore, I was able to see that I am a futuristic thinker, but I needed a way to prioritize the demands of day-to-day life. With the advice of my father, he suggested that I use I "to-do" list to get things done and take on one thing at a time. My to-do list and I have been inseparable ever since! I use a small journal that I can keep in my backpack or in my purse, and it is always available to write tasks down, or cross accomplishments off of the list. It is convenient for things I remember throughout the day - I will never forget to do something if I write it down!
Each evening, I evaluate my day, look at my calendar, and make a plan for the next day. Whether its homework, planning an event for my sorority, or making sure that I exercise and pray each day, I divvy up large tasks into small tasks for each day, and prioritize them. I can rest easy knowing what I have accomplished that day and what I will do the next. Although I am still heavily involved in organizations, I do not feel as lost as I once did my for my first few semesters of college. In the Fall of 2012, I felt like I had my best semester yet when I earned my highest semester GPA of my college career! I know that I am capable and continually improving as I seek to manage my life and make it a personal priority. Keeping my to-do list and calendar have helped me become more efficient and better at managing my own life.
As I took on sophomore, I was able to see that I am a futuristic thinker, but I needed a way to prioritize the demands of day-to-day life. With the advice of my father, he suggested that I use I "to-do" list to get things done and take on one thing at a time. My to-do list and I have been inseparable ever since! I use a small journal that I can keep in my backpack or in my purse, and it is always available to write tasks down, or cross accomplishments off of the list. It is convenient for things I remember throughout the day - I will never forget to do something if I write it down!
Each evening, I evaluate my day, look at my calendar, and make a plan for the next day. Whether its homework, planning an event for my sorority, or making sure that I exercise and pray each day, I divvy up large tasks into small tasks for each day, and prioritize them. I can rest easy knowing what I have accomplished that day and what I will do the next. Although I am still heavily involved in organizations, I do not feel as lost as I once did my for my first few semesters of college. In the Fall of 2012, I felt like I had my best semester yet when I earned my highest semester GPA of my college career! I know that I am capable and continually improving as I seek to manage my life and make it a personal priority. Keeping my to-do list and calendar have helped me become more efficient and better at managing my own life.
MSC ALOT Leadership Development Executive Weekly Report
During my time as Leadership Development Executive of Memorial Student Center Aggie Leaders of Tomorrow (MSC ALOT), each week I submitted a weekly report to the Chair, Vice Chair and Adviser to keep the head leadership informed of our sub-committee's happenings and future plans.
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Leadership Development Weekly Report January 30, 2012 | |
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There are many things that I learned during my two years in the Memorial Student Center's Aggie Leaders of Tomorrow program, but some of my biggest takeaways were definitely learning how to manage myself and how to manage others.
I learned how to better prioritize and accomplish goals through my Weekly Reports. Each week, I took time to collect in writing where each of our committee's projects stood. I listed our contacts made, tasks completed, any expenditures made or needed to be made, and goals for the upcoming week. I would take note of freshmen members and sophomore staff who were very involved in tasks that week, and those who were absent. This report also gave me a chance in formal writing to communicate to our Chair, Vice Chair and Adviser about any questions or concerns that I may have had.
These weekly reports would take me about 30 minutes to an hour to complete each week, depending on the amount of projects we had at the time, but the time invested in this report was never a waste. It helped me picture projects and goals in both the short-term and long-term, which helped me to better delegate to the staff and freshmen in our committee so that we could be successful.
Looking at projects in this manner not only helped me be more organized within MSC ALOT, but in other aspects of my life, as well. Whether it's planning and analyzing ways that I can prepare for an exam, or evaluating events in other organizations, I'm inspired by creating visions and taking responsibility for seeing them come to fruition. I want to make sure that each moment that I've been given is spent valuably, that I can look back at my past and know that my efforts were worthwhile.
I learned how to better prioritize and accomplish goals through my Weekly Reports. Each week, I took time to collect in writing where each of our committee's projects stood. I listed our contacts made, tasks completed, any expenditures made or needed to be made, and goals for the upcoming week. I would take note of freshmen members and sophomore staff who were very involved in tasks that week, and those who were absent. This report also gave me a chance in formal writing to communicate to our Chair, Vice Chair and Adviser about any questions or concerns that I may have had.
These weekly reports would take me about 30 minutes to an hour to complete each week, depending on the amount of projects we had at the time, but the time invested in this report was never a waste. It helped me picture projects and goals in both the short-term and long-term, which helped me to better delegate to the staff and freshmen in our committee so that we could be successful.
Looking at projects in this manner not only helped me be more organized within MSC ALOT, but in other aspects of my life, as well. Whether it's planning and analyzing ways that I can prepare for an exam, or evaluating events in other organizations, I'm inspired by creating visions and taking responsibility for seeing them come to fruition. I want to make sure that each moment that I've been given is spent valuably, that I can look back at my past and know that my efforts were worthwhile.