My first years at Converse were interesting. One day I would have so little to do that I knew not what to do with myself, then the next day, I hardly had time to eat! It was a strange phenomenon for me. I didn't have to ask anyone's permission. However, getting used to living on your own is no easy task.
The simplest thing you can do for yourself is time management. Schedule absolutely everything: class assignments, practice times, eating, sleeping, and for goodness' sake, take showers! My schedule helped me through my busiest days, especially those before tests and exams. With work comes reward, so when you're done with school work, you can then do whatever you want! Fascinating, isn't it?
But it took me a while to get the hang of actually doing it. I remember my first five weeks of lessons with my private vocal professor. I had a completely new singing voice that sounded horrid to my own ears, but to my professor it was gold compared to the voice I used for years. I even got a gold star sticker in my first lesson, and it's still on my laptop screen to this day! By week four, I knew she was getting very aggravated with me because I absolutely lacked in progress to learn my music. I hadn't had a second star yet, and I wasn't anywhere close to getting one, either. The week after that, I played, listened to, and sang my music for 20-30 minutes every day. That's when my singing practice really paid off. I then knew how to practice by myself, and it was worth the time and effort.
If you learn how to control yourself in the beginning, you will be much better off in the long-run. Learn how to study, make a schedule for yourself, and stick to it! You can't go wrong there.
I agree. No one can ever go wrong with making a schedule. It's a very important thing to have. The only downfall is the lack of will power.Some people have very little will power. I will admit that I am one of those people. I am trying to stick to my schedule but I find myself ending up like Sara Kate and going into the abyss. I have will power, it's just not very strong.
ReplyDeleteLibby,
ReplyDeleteYou offer good advice. Learning how to study and practice is extremely important.
Be careful with your adverbs:
By week four, I knew she was getting very aggravated with me because I nearly absolutely lacked for progress in learning my music.
"nearly, absolutely lacked" is confusing to read. I would delete nearly.