Suppose you face challenges with your current position.

It can be anything:

• Your boss is a bully.
• There is no future in that position.
• You didn't get a raize in 5 years.
• No exciting tragets in sight.
• Etc.

Quitting is always an option.

Now, before you do here are some key questions to ask yourself so that you don't take a step you might regret later:

• What is the exact limiting factor in your job right now?
• Is there a way to change that?
• What would it take to change it?
• If you quit and find another similar position in another company, what are your chances of facing the exact same challenge again?
• Is it a career change you want or just another similar type of job somewhere else?
• If it is a career shift you need, what do you see yourself doing next?
• Is your job the real limiting factor or is there something else going on in your life righ now that which truly frustrates you?
• Etc.

You have many more questions you can ask.

It is better to brainstorm a bit before you take a final decision.

In my experience coaching people in all sorts of postions, many apparent professional dead ends can be overcome, once you get extra power and attack the challenge with the right strategy.

If you feel cornered with that one, get in touch and sign up for a coaching session. I am sure that even a 30 min power kick can clarify your options. I'll be happy to help you strategize that step

Think twice before you quit!

To your power!

It depends of course from the field you want to engage into but as a general idea, think 1 to 5 years.

1 years if what you plan to do is close to what you were doing before.

5 years if it's a totally new unrelated field.

Many people fantasize about career shifts.

They often underestimate what it REALLY takes to be successful in a new field.

I don't want to discourage you to follow your dreams of course!

I am a life coach! It's my job to tell you to follow your dream!

What brings you definitely one step closer to reaching your goals though, is to make a few reality checks and see if your dream actually matches reality.

Here are some questions to ask yourself:

• What new studies do I need?
• How long do they last?
• What will be my source of income during that time?
• Once I finish, how competitive is the field I am engaging into?
• What's my business or career idea for the future?
• What age will I be when I am done and ready to start?
• If I am starting a new business, do I realize it frequently takes 1 to 3 years before I start making profit? Do I have the resources to survive during that time?
• How passionate am I about this new career?

These reality checks are tests you want to go through before you engage into a new field.

Why? Because you don't want to end up half ways realizing that all this effort was a pipe dream.

Keep your two feet on the ground.

Be realistic about what it truly takes to win in this new career.

If after checking these question, you come up with a solid plan, this means you are READY TO GO!

Good luck!

You are aware of that, right?

A hang over is NOT going to help you integrate what you need to know to pass your exams!

It takes 2 to 4 days to get over a heavy partying night + your level of energy might be prety low during that time.

Is it worth it?

Of course not!

Does it mean that you have to cut all social contacts and hide in cave?

Yeah... Right!

Look, if you approach your social life with some measure, there is no problem at all.

You can go and feast with your friends and have a good time.

It's excess that kills you!

So, here are some simple rules:

• Yes! Do socialize! - It's good for you!
• No excess!
• Get enough sleep!
• Give yourself a good energy boost with some healthy smothies or a jog early morning the day after.

This is it really!

You don't have to punish yourself and become a monk in a tower of books!

No need to!

Remember: Measure! No excess!

Good luck!

Theories can be dry!

Succesion of facts can be hard to digest.


Now, a good way to remember facts is to see these facts into action.


In other terms, turn a theory into a practical expression of that theory.


Make it practical! practice that theory rather than focusing on the theoretical fact itself.

That's one major strategy that can radically shift the pleasure you have with any topic.

Some authors write in a super dry way and have no idea how to transmit what they know in an exciting way.

They will overlaod you with irrelevant information and flood you with detailed facts without giving your structure or the full picture.

If you take notes, rather than simply writing one fact after the other, put the name of the topic in the centre and from that center radiate facts out.

Ad colours to highlight what really matters.

Use short concepts rather tha full explanatory sentences.

This is what will digest any topic for you!

For every topic, you need to identify the core key concepts that represent the foundation for that topic.

Knoweledge is not a cloud of uncoherent information.

If you structure a specfic topic and oversee the way it is REALLY organized, then it makes it possible to digest.

Not every piece of information has the same value, right?

Some facts are totally central, while other elements might be really secondary or even irrelevant.

Rather than having a linear succession of facts, work with mind maps to organize your knowledge

Studying smart means that the strategies you design are the best you can come up with.

You need to understand how your mind works.

Your mind needs rest and breaks.

It needs shifts and variation, otherwise it gets bored.

It needs small chunks of information it can easily digest

Aiming too high IS a mistake!

Why? Because too much discipline actually kills the fun and excitement you might have about a topic.

Most topics have something interesting about them.

It simply depends on the angle or how you approach it.

Too much discipline requires too much will power and will power is something you can run off.

Instead, choose a study rhythm you can easily maintain without major effort.

That's the ideal goal!

I know... Sometimes you are pressured by time and you need to boost your productivity and study long hours.

But guess what? Usually, that's something you can predict, so plan ahead.

If you start early on a topic the mind sets associated with it are integrated in your mind progressively.

Give yourself space and time

Rhythm means that you shifts activities frequently + take many short breaks.

The ideal study cicle can be around one hour.

After one hour, stand up, stretch your legs, get a snack - Take a 5 to 10 min break and come back.

You can do some stretches, push ups or light jogging.

Anything that clears your mind and energizes your body is good.

Yes!

Absolutely!

This is a battle and what you want to conquer are skills and knowedge!

Now, of course, you mind can resits change.

The way to win this is to give rhythm to your study time + Don't over discipline yourself