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Upon receiving an unidentified phone call, the immediate question that arises is “Who are you?” The responsible answer to that question is to identify a valid reason to justify staying on the line. When the caller sounds like a scammer, the likely response is to hang up immediately. Why then when another scammer, the negative self-talk call In people’s minds, is the encounter entertained or excused as powerless to do something about it? People who know who they are hang up!

Many students’ negative self-talk calls they are paralyzing when comparisons are made with others, derogatory remarks are disturbed, and perfectionism dominates thought. Being fooled into a helpless mindset or being fooled into accepting distorted ideas about capabilities does not have to be the case! Being smart about higher education and life are related. Students are far more capable than they think and can face and overcome the tough personal battles required to become the person they were meant to be.

Trying to understand who you are involves more than one page in this article, but there are three basic ways to start the process:

Time tracking

At one point, listening to a personal development expert, she challenged herself to meticulously measure the time she spent each day in about eight categories. Note that the normal tendency is to grossly underestimate or not clearly remember the time that passed during the day. So true!

Measuring in detail I discovered that I spent 18 hours of my week watching television! That’s more than a day, not counting sleep, per week, 52 days per year, and over a year and a half per decade! A glaring failure to be smart that needed to be addressed. Higher education requires wisdom, be careful not only with television, but with all screen time that’s useless and erodes academic achievement and rich experiences.

Talents used

“Yes, but I don’t know what my talents are!” Having this dilemma is common, but it is never solved by ignoring the problem. One great college basketball coach, Adolph Rupp, said, “Whenever you see a man on top of a mountain, you can be sure he didn’t fall there.”

Get help discovering talents by getting feedback from family and friends. Take the feedback and determine the elements that carry over to job skills. Avid readers should consider being a writer for the school newspaper. Take pictures for the yearbook. Churches are always looking for musicians and singers. Training for the enjoyment of young children can develop foundational skills that lead to executive mentoring.

Skill is not a big deal when volunteering. Provide a fair trial period while receiving feedback from others involved in this activity to assess the value of sticking around or trying something else. The advantage of all this volunteering is that knowing who you are in terms of personal talents makes it easier to choose a career in higher education.

Disbursed treasure

Good detectives know how to follow the path of money spent to determine the motive, location, and habits of criminals that eventually lead to an arrest. Follow the money it is a rule to know who you are. College students who go into debt expect investment in higher education to reap a large return on investment. There are several alternatives that can help reduce or eliminate debt.

Being smart about it takes discipline and a lot of work, especially if parents can only help a little or nothing. Debunking myths like going to an Ivy League school is the only way to get a great job. It just isn’t true!

Developing character and discovering who you are is a life-long process. There are lots of information and resources to help you discover who you are. The bottom line is that life always involves time, talent, and treasure. Keep it simple, actions speak louder than words, academic journals, psychoanalysts, or Dr. Phil.

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