Here are a few things you can do before the school year appears:

1. Take a mini vacation. Whether you go near or far, now is the time to get away before you don’t have time to do so. There are some advance ticket and last minute ticket deals out there, so do your research online and take advantage of the fabulous discounts.

2. Catch some extra z’s. Allow your body to get some rest. The school year sometimes bring around a schedule, which causes you to pull some all nighters. Resting up now will give your body the reserve fuel you might need in a month or so. Even though your body needs the rest, make sure you don’t overdue it. Going to bed at 4 a.m. and sleeping in until 1 p.m. will make it more difficult to adjust your sleep schedule around, especially if you have morning classes. 

3. If you’re not familiar with your school, stop by the campus or building now to find your classes. Not knowing where you are going on the first day only adds anxiety to your first day of meeting new instructors and classmates.

4. Find something you are interested in reading. If you’ve been hanging out all summer, your brain might have gotten used to limited activity. Get it up in gear with starting to read more often. Pick up a last minute summer book, pick up the newspaper, or pick out your favorite magazine.

5. Spend some extra time with friends and family. During the school year, it sometimes becomes a challenge to balance school, work, and your social life. Fit your loved ones in now while you have the time. They’ll be sure to understand when life get busy soon. 

In our current society, most people’s thoughts are centered around worry, fear, and stress over a variety of topics. We worry about work. We worry about school. We worry about family and other close relationships. And the list could go on. A lot of that worry and fear stems from how we feel about ourselves.

Learn the five steps to building positive affirmations for yourself and your life. Watch the recorded version at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/create-the-career-of-your-dreams-phenomenon.

Many people don’t give themselves the credit they deserve. As a result, we block our own paths to our destinies. This occurs more often than not. Join the Collegiate Career Coach and Founder of Dream Purposefully Empowerment Services, Mignon Brooks, for an online discussion about how to turn negative self talk around. The Dream Purposeful Phenomenon starts on Tuesday, July 27th at 9 p.m. EST at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/create-the-career-of-your-dreams-phenomenon.

Click on the link below to get involved:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/create-the-career-of-your-dreams-phenomenon

Click on the link below to join us at The Dream Purposeful Phenomenon this evening at 9 p.m. EST:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/create-the-career-of-your-dreams-phenomenon

Be creative – cut magazine pictures, find internet images, draw
pictures, etc. Use the information you wrote down from your
envisioning exercise and include related images on your board.

Download the vision board checklist to make sure you’ve included
everything you want for your life

This is only based on fear. If you can turn this negative self talk
around into positive self talk, it will build your confidence and
help you break through the obstacle standing in your way – your
negative thoughts.

Record your negative self thoughts in the positive affirmation
journal available here.

When you catch yourself thinking negatively, write the thought on
the right hand side of the journal. Think of a positive way in
which you could turn that thought around and write it on the left
side of the paper.

Fold the paper in half vertically so you can only see the positive
affirmations you have created for yourself. Look at them and repeat
them at least three times per day. The more you read them aloud,
the more true they will become in your life.

To stay positive and focused, close your eyes and quiet your mind
to release stress and let go of any doubts you may have about your
chosen career. Get the positive image of your future career in your
head. Create success in your mind and it will become your reality.

You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a
goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential.”
– Steve Garvey

After this envisioning exercise, take the time to capture the moment by writing down the details of your experience.

Be sure to include how you felt and what you were doing that made you feel
successful.

Remember to use the “Document Your Vision” sheet to write down your
thoughts and ideas. You’ll want to reference this information later.

And you’ll be amazed at how much comes to be simply becuase you took
the step to document your dreams.