Going back to School in my 30's.

Going to back to school for me is very exciting, but at the same time I am nervous. The anxiety of learning and keeping up with multiple subjects, taking quizzes, test, class assignments projects and so forth has me a little tense. I do see that as opposed to being in my teens and early twenties, I am more focused and dedicated. I was over confident in that I had all the time in the world to decide what I wanted to do with myself. I took school more in stride and I was not first in priority.

As a young adult, I kind of let the chips fall where the may. I did not structure and schedule my activities. I was over excited about being in college and living on my own. I did not take education as seriously as I should. I wanted to meet as many new people as I could and go to as may parties that I heard about. The education will come. I got my work done mostly at the last minute when I was tired. This led to me burning out after only a few semesters.

Now that I am in my 30's I feel more pressure to achieve academically. I am actually pressuring myself to be flawless in my studies. I realize that time is not necessarily on my side. I have home responsibilities, work and now school. I have a mind set now where I am focused, serious with no foolishness, playtime may come at retirement! I have made a resolve, however, not to burn out in pressure and stress. I will strive to stay balanced and also have fun learning new things and developing skills in my chosen new career path.