Time Managing & Stress

Time Managing & Stress

A lot of people are "stressed out", like me, not because we cannot cope with stress managing; it is simply that we overload ourselves with commitments and responsibilities. We put ourselves in a spot were stress can be developed. Hence, stress arises from an overbooked schedule or a great number of responsibilities than one person can handle. No matter whether in school, at home, or on the job we tend to over commit ourselves. Trying to do things right and trying to have certain things ready by a deadline or a due date is an invitation for getting stress out. During the course of this year this has definitely happened to me and it has not been easy.

Through the course of this first college semester I have never been so stressed out in my life. Getting accustomed to college has been very hard and stressful form me. Trying to manage my time in order to do a million things has not been easy; writing papers for many different classes, going to soccer practice, traveling for away games, taking tests, and even working. Trying to keep up with everything at once and at the end have enough time to do non school related things is a very difficult task. One in particular that has been a difficult task is taking homework to away games and finishing it on time just to make the deadline. Since I have arrived here I've noticed that college is all about dead lines and due dates, I can really say that high school did not prepare me for this. Also for me having to rush from one place to the next because, like I said, you are on an everyday time schedule is enormously irritating. For example, everyday I have to eat fast in order to get to work on time and I do not have time to enjoy my food because, for me, rushing is really aggravating and stressful. I am the kind of person who hates to rush anywhere and I hate to be late to anything. In high school I did not have so many things to do in a day and so I had a lot of time left over for things that I wanted to do. For example, hang out with my friends, watch TV, or even take an afternoon nap. Since I have come here I haven't had time to do any of those things, which are important in maintaining a social life, and it would be nice to be able to do those things more often. On a positive note, as the year goes by I am beginning to be more responsible and getting better at handling more important responsibilities. My good grades are a reflection of my determination, level of responsibility and a sign of my maturity.

On a different note the cause of my stress is not only having trouble with time management, but the pressure to play well in soccer games. It has been tough trying to stay focused on playing well while I am thinking about a million other things that involve school. This has been very hard because soccer was always number one and I still was able to maintain good grades through out high school, but college is different. Since I have so many things to do and worry about, soccer has kind of taken a backseat. I never felt like this before and I hate feeling like that. It's also been stressful because sometimes I get scared that with all the school work and things going on I won't be able to perform well on the soccer field. My goal is to become a pro, but if I do not play well I have no chance to make it. I think about it every night and day, and the more I think about it the more I get stressed out. I never thought that college would be this stressful and