Losing Your Inspiration (and Getting It Back) | Real College Talk Season 2, Ep. 2
Welcome to Real College Talk! RCT is your destination for honest and relevant college and postsecondary conversation. We bring the best of the best to our podcast to share both their personal and professional experiences and advice regarding all things school, college, career paths, and life in general.
Have you ever gone through a season where you feel totally on fire for life! Think of the excitement you felt at the start of the school year, the beginning of a new job, or that first week of summer! But other times, you might feel like you're hitting a plateau. Perhaps the classes, activities, or hobbies that used to excite you feel a bit monotonous. This is NORMAL and it is OKAY. But how do we get our fire back? Tune in as we dive deep into the ways in which many students face the "mid-year blues" during winter, as well as our best tips and practices for getting re-inspired.
Nikhil shares his own experience with re-establishing his goals, focus, and intention (7:07) as he goes into the second semester of his first year in college (4:30). He describes how he uses his planner to find "dead space" or empty time in his schedule when he might otherwise feel bored, homesick, etc., and recommends that our listeners fill that time around their classes and extracurriculars with activities that they enjoy and can look forward to (6:45).
Next, Morgan discusses what it's like planning your time and staying inspired in the midst of a gap year (9:33). She describes the importance of developing yourself outside of your work/school experience and even believes that those seasons when of feeling "sluggish" can be the best learning experiences if you take the opportunity to reconsider your priorities and pick up something new (11:40)!
Finally, we offer some rapid fire tips as to how high schoolers in particular can keep their inspiration up during the winter months (12:10). We talk all about how to nix brain fog, avoid procrastination, keep yourself accountable, and make the most of the inevitable busyness that comes with midterms, college apps, and more. We believe in you!
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