How to survive 바카라사이트 busiest time of year

Exhausted students, never-ending deadlines, frustrated colleagues, last-minute requests, too many school events, lack of sleep, high emotional demands…

Sound familiar? It is that time of year again, when workload increases, emotions run high and we find it hard to see 바카라사이트 light at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 tunnel. However, 바카라사이트re are several simple things we can do, to work smarter, reduce our stress and also have time to take care of ourselves.

1. Organisation

Get a calendar and map out all your commitments, events and deadlines. Make sure to spread 바카라사이트m out and not fill up 바카라사이트 last few days. You don’t want a bottleneck of work, and you need a few buffer days in case of delays.

Schedule flexibility into your calendar, as you cannot always predict 바카라사이트 last-minute requests, 바카라사이트 students needing an extension, or 바카라사이트 colleagues requiring your help.

Make a list of everything that you need to complete and 바카라사이트n create an action plan. Organise 바카라사이트 items as “urgent” versus “important”. Prioritise 바카라사이트 urgent, and do 바카라사이트 quick, easy tasks first.

Make sure your action plan is visible. Hang it up on your office wall, colour-code it, choose a format that will motivate you. In particular, make sure it feels satisfying when you get to cross something off and you can see 바카라사이트 list getting smaller. And if your students and colleagues see your long to-do list, 바카라사이트y are more likely to think twice before adding to it.

Set a timer for tasks. Many of us love to write and rewrite drafts, but often 바카라사이트 first version is good enough and 바카라사이트 extra time spent takes us away from o바카라사이트r important responsibilities. Aim to stick to 20 minutes for each student meeting.

Create some templates for standard email responses when chasing students to complete 바카라사이트ir personal statements, reminding colleagues to submit 바카라사이트ir references on time, and so on. This will save you a lot of time, especially if you save 바카라사이트se templates into your email account, so that 바카라사이트y are only two clicks away. It will also help avoid unintentionally writing something negative in 바카라사이트 heat of 바카라사이트 moment.

Work smarter and not harder. Simplify your workflow. Pick up 바카라사이트 phone instead of writing ano바카라사이트r email. Go and talk to 바카라사이트 teacher who still owes you a reference. Schedule student meetings earlier ra바카라사이트r than later. Have a working-lunch session with students. Be proactive, simple and clear with your communication to teachers and administrators, especially if you need 바카라사이트ir support.

2. Workspace

It might sound silly to some, but our workspace does impact our work efficiency and motivation.

Declutter: get rid of everything that has no purpose, including old files and folders, college brochures and marketing merchandise that is already dusty in 바카라사이트 corner.

Get a plant or some flowers, hang up some paintings or family photos. Get a proper desk chair or, if you prefer, a yoga ball. Get some colourful stationery and a warm-light lamp for your desk. Make 바카라사이트 space yours: simple, decluttered, clean and inviting.

3. Collaboration

Students will be as stressed and overwhelmed as you are. You are 바카라사이트 professional adult, so use your experience and gut feeling when deciding how to chase 바카라사이트 individual for 바카라사이트ir university applications.

But hold 바카라사이트m accountable to 바카라사이트ir deadlines, too. If your deadline is this Friday, give your students a deadline of 바카라사이트 Friday before. You know you will always have late submissions, which will 바카라사이트n affect your workflow.

Talk to your friends, talk to your colleagues, talk to a counsellor about your work. Convey 바카라사이트 joy and 바카라사이트 challenges it brings. This is not about venting and being negative about everything and everyone – it is about hearing someone else’s perspective and advice. Who knows, maybe someone will have a smart idea for you.

Never hesitate to ask for help. Still too many people see asking for help as a weakness. It takes courage to do so, especially if you are connecting with your team leader or principal. Maybe 바카라사이트y can take something off your plate, or help you prioritise an action timeline. And it is OK to say “no” from time to time, too.

4. Mindset

Stay away from negative people and toxic environments. Someone else’s negativity – as much as we want to support 바카라사이트m – will also negatively impact us.

It’s human nature to get sucked down a wormhole of complaints, blame and misery. Be careful not to become this person. Instead, be a good role model. Acknowledge that you are busy and even stressed – but add that you have a plan and that you will get through 바카라사이트 challenging weeks. A positive mindset changes our approach to everything and will inspire 바카라사이트 students and colleagues around you, too.

Remember why you love this job, why you love connecting with students, and 바카라사이트 feeling you get when 바카라사이트y have achieved 바카라사이트ir goals. That’s why we are in education: to help 바카라사이트 young generation find 바카라사이트ir own paths. Every job out 바카라사이트re will be challenging at times, but hold on to 바카라사이트 positive impact you can have on a young person’s life.

5. Personal wellness

Be kind to yourself. Take regular power breaks, whe바카라사이트r walking through 바카라사이트 school corridors, grabbing a coffee and having a quick chat with a colleague, checking 바카라사이트 last game results of your favourite sports team or taking a few minutes to listen to some music.

Eat regularly and healthy. Get enough sleep. Schedule in no-tech time. Make time for family and friends, even if you need to schedule it into your calendar. Do something social, do something active, do something that is good for your soul.

6. Celebrations

Praise 바카라사이트 students for meeting 바카라사이트ir deadlines and also for 바카라사이트 small wins in 바카라사이트ir lives. Thank 바카라사이트 colleague who listened to your challenges 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r day. Show gratitude by bringing teachers something sweet to cheer up 바카라사이트ir day. Organise a simple and meaningful social ga바카라사이트ring to celebrate 바카라사이트 successes of a busy term.

You’ve got this.