Written by Alex Bolten
With the weather being less cheery
around this time of year, it’s easy to fall into a slump. It may only be the
second week of school, but it can still happen more easily than you think. If
you’re in a slump, so can your attitudes and behaviors. It may only be
temporary, or it may linger, but you want to make sure you’re doing what you
can to get out of this slump and focus on the upcoming semester.
I am currently taking the
Residential Life seminar, and yesterday we learned about “THRIVE,” which is
basically a way to get yourself out of the dumps and be excited about where you
currently are in your life. My instructors stressed the importance of taking
care of yourself through the following five steps. However, these can easily be
transcribed to your career path and how you work on achieving your goals.
THRIVE is:
1.
Be involved in activities that offer you a sense
of purpose. If you’re not liking what you’re doing, then you probably shouldn’t
be it
2.
Discover your values and see how you can use
them when planning your career path.
3.
Live intentionally and use positive phrases such
as “I choose, I prefer, I want.” These are “uplifters” as opposed to
“draggers,” which are things such as “I must, I should, I have to.”
4.
Identify something that you’re grateful for everyday.
This can help you keep the perspective of your future path and how you’ve
gotten to where you are.
5.
Be connected with something that is bigger than
you. Getting connected with make your career path more enjoyable and make the
ride seem less stressful.
If you were to incorporate these five steps into your daily
routine, you may see an improvement in your outlook on your career goals and
your productivity. It’s important to have a goal in mind, but it’s also
important to make sure that you’re heading in the direction you are for the
“right” reasons. How you define “right” or “correct” is up to you, but by
THRIVE-ing, you can make it easier on yourself to reach your own, personal
goals.
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