{"id":3137,"date":"2020-11-05T15:41:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T20:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/?p=3137"},"modified":"2020-11-12T13:51:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T18:51:54","slug":"goal-setting-for-the-next-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/2020\/11\/05\/goal-setting-for-the-next-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal Setting for the Next Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"

If I am being honest\u2026it has not been my day, my week, my month, or even my year. For the past 8 months or so I feel that my days have all merged together. <\/span><\/p>\n

Something that has dramatically helped me get through this hard time is goals. Setting goals for myself keeps me accountable and makes this crazy time seem a bit more normal. <\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, a lot of our focus is on the upcoming holidays, which can be a really exciting time for us! It\u2019s going to fly by and before we know it, it\u2019ll be time for the spring semester. I think a valuable thing to do when you have downtime is to make a list of goals you want to accomplish. I don\u2019t mean only academic goals, either. Figure out the goals you want to achieve that would make you proud. When setting goals for myself, I put them into three categories:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Academic goals:\"woman<\/strong> As a senior, I have a lot to think about. All this hard work I\u2019ve done to get to this point will come to an end, which can be scary! There are a lot of academic goals that are totally attainable. Here are some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n