3 - Aid and inventory

 Aid

You are not alone in this journey, there are people and resources around you to help you!

Let’s write or draw a scheme of who and what can help you reach your goals. Take a paper and write down your name in the middle. Now connect it to who could help you: 

Think about people

  • Classmates

  • Friends and family

  • Teachers

  • That one person you know from the internet

Now write down below their names what they could do for you. Who can you go to when you need to know more about a certain course? Who can you go to when things are looking rough and you need a (virtual) hug?


Inventory


Think about materials that you use for reaching your goals, make a list, a drawing or copy-paste photos of what is useful to you. For example:

  • Youtube tutorials, useful websites and/or books

  • Post-its in your room to remind you of your goals and nice paper to write/draw on

  • A desk and chair that is comfortable to work

  • A well-working laptop/pc of course!

  • Stuff that makes you happy (a comfy pillow/blanket, a nice game, a pretty poster etc)

Material can take on an important role and it’s important to make the space you work in yours so you feel at home, that way you can be the best ‘you’.
What does your inventory look like? How does it help? Are there items you still need or want?


Academic counsellor


One of the guides that can help you in your study is your academic counsellor. Besides the four times you talk to them, they are available for any question around the study. They are also your coach for the project, so they know what is going on. Of course, just like you, they had their own journey and also learned their own lessons, which can be quite resourceful. If you want to talk to them, you only have to ask! Same counts for if you have questions about the courses, there are the teachers for that, feel free to ask us to help when you need it.

What can your AC specifically do for you to help you along the way?


Take the leap


Now that you have done your preparation as the hero of your own story, it is time to take the mental step to start. Make sure to attend your lessons, to talk to your academic counselor, to keep thinking of your goals and reach out for people and items that can help and take your challenges head-on.


Go for it!