Week six: New Year, New Changes

It is 2008 and I expect changes within me.

For the past years, I have been literally taking my education for granted. Since I was in the elementary, I just had hanging grades on my cards, grades that are just passing -sometimes with grades I think I don’t even deserve. I often just study for the sake of “following” my parents wishes.

I liked math and science a lot though -but, comparing it to my other subjects, I think I’m concentrating too much on them to the point of forgetting my other academic subjects. I was poor in Filipino, History and English subjects; I just pass them because of my friends.

Then, sports came along on my high school years; my time on my critical subjects of mine went shorter. I often skip my Economics class just to train with my coach; I don’t even know how I passed her subject! I had also been fond of playing games on my computer, playing for more than 12 hours during week ends, –name it, I play it- since we had our personal computer at home.

Honestly, I think it is not the math and science, sports, or even my games on my personal computer that makes me poor in class then. I think it is the lack of time management I never realized in the past that made me “distracted”. (I just realized this idea while my sponsor shared me her expectations to me.)

It’s a new year for me and I think I must change! I now know that setting my priorities and giving adequate time dealing with them is what I need. I have started this change as I entered in this academy and I must implant it within me forever.

I remember what my coach told me, “Your actions become your habits… your habits became your character… and in the end, you are going to have a hard time changing it in the future as you continue to do it.”