The College Magazine Summer 2022

Learning Pathways
Visual & Performing Arts
MADD FESTIVAL
Document your achievements and be your
own best friend.
When comparing yourself to others, you focus on their
strengths and ignore your own. So, why not make a list
of your achievements and conduct a bit of self-praise?
This could be carried out alongside your gratitude list.
Almost a double power move to start the day! It doesn’t
matter what they are, big or small, as long as they are
something you’re proud of. If you complete a project or
piece of work for school, record it. If you help out a friend
or your parents around the house, record it. If you get a
fitness workout in before online learning, write it down.
Continual reminders about your great work will help to
reinforce all the good work you are doing. Then reflect
on that list and post it somewhere where you can see it
every day. It is so easy to get wrapped up in a negative
inner narrative in a remote setting. Change the daily
script to be a more positive, praising and encouraging
discussion and relationship. I strongly recommend the
Mel Robbins episode on the High-Performance podcast:
Give yourself a high five in the morning to reap the
benefits (Mel Robbins (Episode 83 – High Performance
podcast).
As the DCB community goes through this period of
uncertainty, keep creating goals and targets, and strive
to better yourself and those around you. As alluded to
at the start of the article, the messaging is not meant to
come across as selfish or self-absorbing. We all want a
collaborative community that always looks out for each
other. When we start to compare one another and engage
in unhealthy competitive traits, we become unstuck and
lose sight of what it means to live a fulfilling life that focuses
on improving personal growth.
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