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Resilience tips

These are some of the resilience tips from the Class of 2018

  1. Speak to a friend and tell them you are nervous if a test, for example, is coming up.
  2. A pet is always there – no matter how much work you have to do, spend some time with a pet, at the end of the day. It is nice to look after someone/ something. A job other than school.
  3. Sport is a stress reliever and a distraction
  4. Focus on 1 objective at a time e.g. a particular test – small steps
  5. One day at a time – today I will do my homework and study X Y. This is easier to process. By the end of the day, mentally tick off what you have done.  Take some relaxing time after this – I did the work, now I can relax.
  6. Escape by reading a book – empathy for the characters takes you away from your own issues.
  7. If you are panicking, take a break for 10 minutes and start again. Start with a fresh mind. It is the LC that counts not tomorrow’s homework.
  8. A meditation App
  9. If you are studying properly, parents trust that you are studying, they will encourage and not put extra pressure on.
  10. Look forward to something at the weekend/ have a reward for yourself eg buying a book and reading some of it , watching a movie, meeting a
  11. Walk away if things are getting too much – go to a friend, have a nap, visit a grandparent. You got enough done.
  12. Keep something on outside school eg a Music group. Something you enjoy. Go once a week.
  13. Have an outlet when you are annoyed – someone that you can vent at or bounce ideas off. Parents can be good to bounce ideas off.
  14. Don’t be tunnel visioned into just one course that you would like to do – have other options.
  15. Don’t get worked up over little things. Look at important things – you might have to leave homework to get a project done. The project could be most important at that time.
  16. Get started and do one thing. The others will follow. Don’t spend loads of time thinking, just get something done.
  17. Talk to a grandparent. It clears the mind and you are doing something good by visiting her/ him.
  18. Sit with a family member/ help a family member eg a little sibling who may also be under stress doing the JC. You have been there and know that it will be ok. Help them with that.
  19. It will be fine. Believe that.
  20. Be optimistic. Look forward to doing well, not fearing that you won’t. ( I think this can only come if you have put in the graft! )
  21. The LC is not the be all and end all. If you don’t get the course you want, there will be other options.