Because growth is a continuous process, I have decided to undertake a personal challenge this semester as well. It is important to reflect on self-improvement periodically, and it can be difficult to stop and be honest with oneself about all the areas of one’s life where there is room for improvement! I know that this is certainly the case for me.
My personal challenge this semester is to achieve a better work/life balance. Recently, my job has gotten all types of crazy due to some new responsibilities I’ve taken on in my office. While I’m grateful for the opportunities these new job duties have provided me with, it has at times been a bit overwhelming to juggle running three programs, and teaching two U101 classes with my personal life.
In order to insure that I focus intentionally on my personal, as well as my professional life, I will aim to achieve the following goals this semester.
- I will make it a point to exercise at least 5 days a week, to have time to improve my physical fitness while giving me some time to myself as well
- I will journal once a week. This is a goal because I struggle with being personally reflective when everything is super busy. I want to make this a priority so I can live intentionally without letting life pass me by.
- I will call at least one close friend a week. Now that my friends from college, childhood and graduate school are scattered throughout the country keeping in touch can be a real challenge. I will intentionally reach out to these friends in order to keep these relationships going.
I will let you know later this semester if I’m able to accomplish these goals! My hope is that by making my personal life a priority I will achieve better balance. I look forward to reading about your personal challenge goals as a class this semester!
Alex
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