My life had a solid routine that hardly ever changed and now that I’m in college everything has turned upside down. I have always had someone to lean on in high school to help me stay on track, and that is not the case now. I must learn how to be my own person or boss. Now that I am in college, it is stressed by many of my professors that I create a schedule, and learn how to manage my time, which was something that wasn’t a huge focus in high school for me. I must get my assignments done and in on time because professors aren’t as lenient as teachers in high school. I must learn to make time for homework, eating, and even time for myself, which has proved to be much harder than one might expect.
Source: Health Coach Insitute
Being my own boss now has its ups and downs. In high school, my mother constantly told me what to do and when to do it. If I ever wanted to do something I had to ask permission. When I turned 18 and my parents gave me more freedom and I still asked permission to do anything. Now that I am in college, I oversee my own schedule, meaning I don’t have to run everything by parents. I’m allowed to go out on the weekends or go out to eat dinner. I also don’t have to listen to my mom harp on me whether my homework is done and turned in, which is nice. However, I now oversee my own finances, I don’t have my dad telling me not to go shopping because I don’t have the money, especially now that I not currently working and must pay tuition. Also don’t have my parents as my safety net to help me get back on track if lose focus on my schooling. College is an adjustment, but it is preparing me to become the best boss of my own life for the rest of my life.