7/01/2005
Happy Birthday sa iyo!
One good thing with having your birthday in the middle of the year is that you could assess what you did twice per annum, or if you’re ally obsessive, have two 365-day cycles overlap.
In the first scenario, looking back at the first six months means that it’s not too late to change or do stuff you plan on achieving in the next six. Think of it as a mid-year resolution. Besides, it’s easier to set goals in shorter timespans.
It’s like basketball. Let’s say you’re behind a big margin in halftime. The object is not to become overeager and try to eat up the lead in a single run.
Before leaving the locker, try to have a goal of at least making the deficit manageable by the end of the third quarter and then take it from there in the last 12 minutes. Look what the Talk N’ Text Phonepals did to the Ginebra Gin Kings recently.
As for the latter, how many people do mid-year resolutions from June to June? I usually don’t, but I’ll give it a try this time. Besides, with the academic calendar this country has, it isn’t awkward to do that.
Doing “soul searching” during Halloween season just before second semester starts doesn’t have that “long-term” feel to it because you’ll have a two-week Christmas break half and a month after to segue the year to the next. By then, you’ll be doing resolutions for the year ahead.
Thus, sometimes having academic resolutions in January doesn’t work especially if you’ve slacked off big time during prelims.It’s a state of mind, pare.
