We Didn't Come This Far, To Just Come This Far.
I just started the first week of my summer session. I told myself I needed a challenge and I also needed to knock out some credits before the fall semester. So I decided to bear down and take nine credits over the next seven weeks. On Sunday night, I opened Canvas and started combing through the class modules. That’s when it hit me this was going to be a lot. Like, a lot . I'm working an average of ten hours a day, trying to squeeze in an hour-long workout, and fighting to get my sleep schedule under control. To get a better grip, I decided to plan out all my assignments. Once I got everything into my calendar, the truth smacked me in the face. I have about seven assignments to complete every single day . I started to feel overwhelmed. But then a simple thought came to me, “Why not me?” Someone out there is doing this, and probably even more. So why can’t I? I got to work. By the fourth day of grinding through my goals, I was lying in bed feeling drained, stressed, and compl...