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Happy New Year!
Welcome
2018! Whether we were ready for it or not, it’s here, and we have to make the
most of it! For some of you, this is the
year you’re headed to Law School. For
others, this marks a semester down, the halfway point, or the final semester!
As I
was welcoming the New Year myself, I thought about all the resolutions I have
made in the past. After talking it over
with some friends and colleagues, we all decided that resolutions could be
rather silly. We have these goals we set
and the second we deviate from our goals, we fail. Looking back on the last year and a half in
Law School, I felt very similar, setting resolutions to make notecards
everyday, and the one day I deviated, I thought to myself, I failed because of
this instance. So I challenge you to make intentions for
yourself as we go into the new year, here are some instances I believe they may
help:
Grades
Here at Capital Law, grades came out on Tuesday
afternoon. For some, the joy was instant
and for others, you may have been less than happy. Take a look at your performance, whether bad
or good, and set it as an intention for the day, week, month, semester, all
leading to that goal of stronger academic performance. Create small intentions, like being prepared
for Monday’s class, outlining for each class weekly, doing a monthly course
review…small intentions that can lead to the bigger goal, or as some say,
resolution, of better performance.
Personal
Well-Being
I remember almost every New Years setting a
resolution not to drink as much or eat junk food. However, when the January 1st came
around, I was toasting with champagne and eating McDonalds. In theory, I failed. Instead of resolutions, set intentions for your
personal well-being. Maybe you dedicate
15 minutes a day to meditate, or once a week you intend to do something you
love, like baking or the gym. These
small intentions can lead to big results.
Finally!
I know grades just came out, which as I said, can
be either encouraging, or discouraging.
Either way, be easy on yourself, this is Law School, a completely
different form of education than anything you’ve had before. You are more then just these numbers, you are
still a person, and still just as worthy as anyone else!
Once
again, Happy New Year!!!
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