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.
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.
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.
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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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?
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?
“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?
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?
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.