Adults Achieving with Julie

Raise your hand 🖐️ if you've read the assignment questions for the first time and briefly wonder if they’ve been written in another language? 🤦🏼‍♀️🥴

Or have you experienced your brain short-circuiting when trying to make sense of what on earth you have been asked to do?🤯

Or wonder whether your college/university has purposefully worded the question so weirdly because they secretly want you to fail?!🤬😵‍💫

Like this post 👍, so other students know they’re not the only ones!!

But, in all seriousness, it’s normal to panic a bit when you first look at your assignment questions. Especially if you’ve lost marks before for straying away from the task.☹️

Just one of the many perks of being tutored by me, is that you can ask me any and all your studying questions – including asking for my two pennies worth on an assignment question.

While I would never tell you what to write (cos a) that’s wrong AND b) I’m not studying your course!), what I CAN help you with is breaking down the language of the question so that you can understand exactly what it’s asking of you.

Take all those ‘critically evaluate / discuss / justify’ words and make them make sense.

It’s actually one of my favourite things to do:

𝟭 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 + 𝟭 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 + 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 Julie 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 = 𝟭 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 + 𝟭 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Simply share your essay Q and guidance with me and I’ll get back to you with my thoughts. Or come along to a Zoom coaching call and we can talk it through there.

To find out alllll the details about working with me and everything that’s included, email me at [email protected] if you’ve got any questions.

Take the step, whatever age or journey you're on 🥰

If you're feeling anxious or stressed around your studies or in life in general, take some time out and try the following 🥰

Four Ways to Tamper Down Anxiety and Find Your Chill!

1. The "Peace Begins With Me" Mini-Meditation
Gently press your thumb to your index finger, saying "peace" (silently or out loud), then to your middle finger as you say "begins," then to your ring finger on "with," and finally to your pinkie on "me." Repeat for about one minute. This quiets the mind and reminds you that you're capable of creating serenity anywhere, anytime.

2. The Tension-Releaser
Sit on a chair with both feet on the floor. With your tongue, trace a circle around the inside of your mouth, following your teeth. Do this for 30 to 90 seconds. Repeat, reversing direction. Focusing on movement grounds you in your body, which helps dissolve anxious thoughts.

3. The One-Minute Breath
Slowing down your breathing soothes your nervous system. Inhale for five seconds, hold for five seconds, release for five seconds, hold for five seconds. Repeat for one minute. This mind-calming technique can be used in any situation, even while driving.

4. The Snap-Out-Of-It Secret
Wear a rubber band on your wrist, and when you notice a negative thought, snap it. This helps you stop the spiral so you can reverse your mental momentum. Let's say you have a fear of losing your job, and one day your boss comes into the office in a weird or bad mood. As soon as you start thinking "I've done something wrong!," snap the rubber band and talk yourself down: "It's probably something going on in her personal life. I know I'm a great worker!"

Have you ever tried one of these remedies before? If so, let us know how it worked for you. And if not, which one do you plan to try?