Get Out Of Your Head!

Have you ever felt so bored and helpless? Of course you did. Remember some occasions where you just wanted time to pass and get done with it. For students and people seeking a good experience, feeling bored and being stuck, counting seconds is part of the package.

Whether you are in a boring class or you are just having a dull day in your internship, you conclude that you just aren’t feeling it! I remember attending certain classes where I spent half of it staring at the wall and the other half scrolling through my Facebook page.

This mental  system is something I have devised to help get me back on track. It is very simple and will help you re-motivate and reset. After you’re done daydreaming or scrolling through your social media ,just ask yourself a couple of questions

1.Why am I here doing this?

2.What will be the end results after all of this is over?

3.Who am I doing this for?

4.What value will it add eventually?

Thinking about the answers gets you into a state of awareness. That new state will help you acknowledge that pulling through this class is a must to get your degree, or getting through this certain project will help you add a valuable experience on your resume. When you feel too comfortable or stuck in your comfort zone, ask yourself these questions, re-invigorate yourself and get to work!

 

The Art of Picking Professors

No matter what university you pick, everyone goes through the same hassle. The hassle of picking professors. As I was going through my university years I had my experiences with professors & picking them. So here is an unbiased perspective of some things I learned:

Don’t Listen to the voices around you

I was told by some friends that  finance professor X was the best & that I should avoid professor Y. To my surprise, professor X failed me & I repeated the course with professor Y getting a grade I didn’t expect. Moral of the story don’t listen to the voices around you & search harder than just student gossip.

Seek knowledge, not grades…

There are always professors that go by the book, who tell you what to study & facilitate the searching process therefore giving you grades. Avoid these professors as they will make you lazy in your search for knowledge & they won’t teach you the necessary out of the box skills that you will need in your jobs.

Instead,

Go out of your comfort zone !

Go for professors that won’t tell you what to study. Ones that will give you case studies every week while rotating you into different groups & have long open book exams. These professors will not give you the grades you want, but their lectures will be the ones that stick with you for life.

Go the extra mile

Visit professors in their visiting hours before you register for them, ask them about the curriculum, the assignments & what their program looks like. That should give you the proper insight on whether to pick them or not.

Experts Differ from Novices

Avoid business professors with no business experience in their bags & pure academia backgrounds. Business is a hands-on skill & can only be taught if you have your hands in it.

Expand your knowledge

Go for electives that you aren’t familiar with in both humanities & social sciences. Your business degree could be a tool to sustain the existence of a service or product that is out of your major. Always remember that the first creative idea in Apple computers was the calligraphy fonts in the typing program that was due to Steve Jobs dropping into calligraphy classes at his university.

Finally, remember that the money you put in your university is an investment in your future. It is your legitimate right to hand pick your professors & to make sure you’re attending classes aligned with your visualization of your future. Make sure you pick these professors for the right reasons. Grades will not give you the experiences and skill sets you will need in your business career. Don’t always get mad when you don’t get the classes you want, it could be a hidden blessing.