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    Nov. 2020 Part IV: What are Your Thoughts About Yourself?

    November 25, 2020

    thoughts about yourself

    Nov. 2020:  Relationships

    Starting September 2020, I will be writing a series about a different monthly theme. The goal is to walk you through a weekly process to help alleviate concerns surrounding the topic of the month. November’s theme is relationships, and this week you will learn that the most important relationship you will ever have includes your thoughts about yourself.

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  • Personal & Professional Development

    Nov. 2020 Part III: Your Thoughts Impact Relationships

    November 18, 2020

    thoughts impact relationships

    Nov. 2020:  Relationships

    Starting September 2020, I will be writing a series about a different monthly theme. The goal is to walk you through a weekly process to help alleviate concerns surrounding the topic of the month. November’s theme is relationships, and this week you will discover how your thoughts impact relationships in your life.

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  • Personal & Professional Development

    Nov. 2020 Part II: When People are Difficult

    November 11, 2020

    when people are difficult

    Nov. 2020:  Relationships

    Starting September 2020, I will be writing a series about a different monthly theme. The goal is to walk you through a weekly process to help alleviate concerns surrounding the topic of the month. November’s theme is relationships, and this week you will learn a new perspective when people are difficult. 

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  • Personal & Professional Development

    Nov. 2020 Part I: Engineers Relate to Other Engineers

    November 4, 2020

    engineers relate to other engineers

    Nov. 2020:  Relationships

    Starting September 2020, I will be writing a series about a different monthly theme. The goal is to walk you through a weekly process to help alleviate concerns surrounding the topic of the month. November’s theme is relationships, and this blog post explains why, in general, engineers relate to other engineers.

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  • Careers and Interviews,  Courses and Professors,  Emotional Struggles & Mental Wellbeing,  Engineering Major,  Personal & Professional Development

    Blogs Summarized

    July 22, 2020

    Post #100 We’ve reached 100 blogs!

    I’d like to congratulate you for investigating this site and its content. Over the course of the first 99 blogs, I have assembled some of the most critical, insightful and practical information you will digest as a student.

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  • Emotional Struggles & Mental Wellbeing,  Personal & Professional Development

    Are you Scared to Talk to People?

    July 1, 2020

    scared to talk to people

    Post #97 The Cost of Remaining Comfortable

    On one hand, you envy groups of people who hang out and form connections with one another. On the other hand, your attempts to make friends or be social quickly fade as the feeling of nausea settles in. Did you realize you are not the only student who is scared to talk to people?

     

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  • Engineering Major,  Personal & Professional Development

    Is Engineering the Right Major?

    June 10, 2020

    is engineering the right major?

    Post #94 When you Wonder if Engineering is Worth It

    You were ecstatic upon receipt of your congratulatory letter of admission; you were officially declared an engineering student. How could you have been so excited back then but so conflicted now – is engineering the right major for you?

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  • Emotional Struggles & Mental Wellbeing,  Personal & Professional Development

    Do you want to be your BEST?

    June 3, 2020

    be your Best

    Post #93 Self-Respect is Key

    “I wish I would have done better … Did I make so-and-so mad … what if I let others down?” Too often, questions like these haunt as you reflect on previous choices. You want to be your best, but it’s tough as the self-doubt consumes you. Self-doubt comes from a lack of self-respect. What can you do to gain self-respect, and how does it make you better?

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  • Emotional Struggles & Mental Wellbeing,  Personal & Professional Development

    Is Life Unfair?

    May 27, 2020

    Is Life Unfair

    Post #92 When the World is Against You

    It is difficult enough to be a productive, thriving engineering student – even when all is well and life goes according to plan. The last thing you need is a global pandemic like COVID-19 to add to your list of worries. When life is unfair, how are you expected to stay on course and keep moving forward?

     

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  • Personal & Professional Development

    Did you Make Needless Mistakes?

    May 20, 2020

    mistakes are a necessity of life

    Post #91 Mistakes are a Necessity of Life

    Your semester is over, you’re still adjusting to a COVID-19 environment and you’re feeling confused. Or scared. You wonder what the immediate future has in store as you agonize over a few recent mistakes. If you can clear your mind for a few moments and forget about your faults, this article might help you understand mistakes are a necessity of life.

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