1. An outer obstacle that stands between me and my success in college is the lack of time I have to study and review my notes. This leaves me unorganized at times and unprepared for my weekly classes. Most of my times is taken up with work and my commute to and from school.
2.  Someone besides me who could help me overcome this outer obstacle is my parents.
3. How this person could help me is by motivating me to do better. They are currently motivating me to go to school and make a better life for myself. They reward me when they see I am doing good in school which is an incentive for me to continue doing what I am doing.
4. An inner obstacle that stands between me and my success in college  is  my tendency to procrastinate. I always wait until the last minute to finish my assignments instead of doing it on my free time. I work best under pressure this is why i do possess the tendency of procrastinating.
5. Someone besides me who could help me overcome this inner obstacle is my twin sister.
6. How  this person could help me is by introducing me to her schedule. I like the route she takes to get things done. She has always been a person to get things done prior to the last minute.
7. The most challenging course I am taking in college this semester is Anthropology.
8. This course is challenging for me because the professor does not grab my attention at all. Her method of teaching is not flexible.
9. Someone besides me who could help me overcome this challenge is my SEEK counselor.
10. How this person could help is me is by setting me up with a tutor if it is needed. It is not so challenging that I need a tutor but I know she has these resources available for me whenever I am ready.

2. One choice I can make in order to create a stronger support system for myself is by utilizing and managing my time more wisely. Instead of being so much involved with my social life, I should focus on school more often. I should take a portion of my free time that I have and direct it towards school assignments. I know it will all be worth it at the end. Another choice I can make in order to create a stronger support system for myself is by changing who I hang around with. I have found out over time that the people I am associating myself with do not have the same goals or aspirations as me. Many of my friends are not doing much with their life at the moment and it is becoming overwhelming. I think sooner or later they will just have a negative influence on me.

My Life Plan

My Dream: I would like to have a career somewhere within the medical field. I am still currently searching for my dream.

My Life Role: Student

My Long Term Goals in this Role: To pass all my classes and maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher. I would like to have completed at least three internships by the time I graduate. This will allow me to have a head-start in any career path that I choose to take.

My Short Term Goals in this role: This semester alone I would like to have a 3.0 GPA at least. I would like to complete all of my assignments on time and stay on top of my work.

2) By designing my life plan I learned that  I need to go into more depth on decisions I want to make. I need to make sure each and every decision is calculated and is one that is thought out thoroughly. Designing my life plan has revealed to me that I need to stay more focused on my journey throughout college. The only way I can accomplish these goals is by doing the best I can and being an overachiever. I want to obtain success more than anything and I can only do this by working hard for it. This is what I learned from designing my life plan.

1) The system I use to decide what I will do each day is a “next actions list”. This is the system I have used all of my life. I have a weekly planner that I use. I prefer this planner than an actual list because I can see which days I need to get things done on. I can also see the deadlines I have for assignments when using my planner. My system has been working out for me pretty  good so I feel comfortable with it.

2) I prefer to use only a “next actions list” in my planner. I would not like to transition to any other self management system. I feel like this one is reliable and self sufficient. The reason I like using my planners is because I am able to see dates visually. Although the monthly calendar system has this, I prefer my method.