Mentor Reflections

I chose my girlfriend to be my mentor, as she is older than me and has often given me good advice on how to take responsibility for myself. We discussed several aspects of my education, and concluded that although I had the right attitude to do the work, that sometimes my approach is not always the best for a particular task. We came up the possibility of keeping a diary in order to keep myself more organised, which I have taken to quite readily and has allowed me to keep better track of not only what I am doing at UCP but also what is going on in my personal life,allowing me to deal with day-to-day situations better as well as becoming more reliable. Being able to now break work down day by day rather than rushing to tackle everything I have on my plate at once means I feel more comfortable about my workload. Never the less, she has encouraged me to work a lot harder at my studies since we last discussed them, and also to rationalise and prioritise when I come to do my work which I feel will allow me to be more flexible about when I allow myself to relax, and when I feel I should get on with studying.