Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Back to school in 2007

For many student-athletes around the nation, the Spring '07 semester has begun. I know many schools on the quarter system, like UCLA and UCDavis, returned to school a week before the holiday weekend. Many other schools went back to school yesterday.

How is the new semester looking for you? For student-athletes with a Fall sport, the Spring semester is a great time to bump up that GPA. Those of you with a Spring sport, good luck this year!

Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Set goals for 2007

Let me wish everyone a Happy New Year and hope they find themselves reading this in good health.

I think it is important to start off the new year with some goals. Earl Nightingale says, "success is a progressive realization of a worthy gaol." So without a goal, we have no means of judging our success. Since I am a student-athlete, and this blog is about student-athletes, I am going to make goals geared towards both academics and athletics.

When setting your goals, it is important to remember to keep them short, specific, and within reach.

  • Maintain my first semester GPA during the second semester
  • Contribute to my track team as a freshman
  • Run a 14:40 5k in track
  • Finish top-30 at Mountain Regionals in cross country

I fell that all of those goals will be a challenge, but are still well within my reach.

What are your goals for the new year?