Podcast Transcript: “Hi everyone, I hope ya’ll are all doing well.
For those new to the website, my name is Kendall, and this website is aimed to help students find their balance.
Today we’ll be diving deeper into the concept of finding balance, by talking about three main ideas to personal balance.
Similarly to my other pages and posts
In this podcast, I will give facts, but also give you some personal insight, as I am a college student who balances work, school, and a social life.
In many articles, some of the key takeaways to finding your personal balance involve self-care, flexibility with yourself and others, and time management. This is great to know, but what do these ideas mean? And how are they defined?
Google describes self-care as “the practice of individuals, families, and communities taking active responsibility for their own health, well-being, and disease prevention, with or without professional support.”
For me, this is a whole lot of words that get us down to one main idea: self-care is the process of taking care of your own health and well-being.
Perfect! But wait, how is this reflected in our lives?
Self-care looks different for EVERYONE, for some it involves time alone reading a book that they really enjoy,
For others, it involves going to the gym and sweating out all the toxins in their body.
For me, taking a warm shower, putting on a facemask, by facemask I mean one full face mask, then when the timer for that goes off, I do the under eye patches and lip mask, and cuddle up in my bed with a candle lit and my favorite movie on. Once again, this looks different for everyone, so my suggestion is to test out what brings you the most happiness.
Our next takeaway is flexibility
Google defines flexibility as the ability to be easily modified.
For instance, if a friend cancels last minute due to an exam the next day they haven’t studied for, getting sick, or just needed to stay in for the night. Feel your emotions obviously,
BUT accept that things happen, and this doesn’t mean they don’t want to hangout but rather that they need to reschedule.
AND if you have plans with a friend, acknowledge it is okay to ask them to be flexible with you.
College is a whirlwind, and you never know what will be thrown at you.
Full transparency, I have times where I am so overworked and tired that I know if I go and grab dinner with my friends, I will not be someone that they want to be around
And my friends know and acknowledge that we all have a lot on our plates, and rescheduling is totally okay.
Our last key takeaway is Time management.
Google defines time management as the ability to use one’s time effectively or productively, especially at work.
For many, time management can be daunting (especially myself).
Today, I have three key takeaways to insert time management into your life.
Step one: create a plan. This plan should include EVERYTHING you want to attain within the day.
This means realistic to-dos, not everything you could possibly do within one day.
Step two: prioritize important tasks.
By prioritizing tasks, you are less likely to become overwhelmed by everything you must accomplish; instead, you’ll focus on what needs to happen that day or within the coming days.
One way to help prioritize tasks is to make a chart of everything you need to accomplish and put them under categories of high, medium, or low level of priority.
Step three: limit distractions.
Typically, this can be very difficult for college students because social media, friends, and “fun activities” offer more brain stimulation.
My best suggestion is to do what you believe will be most helpful in limiting distractions.
Whether this means putting your phone on do not disturb,
booking a private library room by yourself,
or turning your phone off until you’re done with what you need to do. Find what works best for you.
The Balance 
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