Every athlete goes through a stage where motivation drops and one finds oneself questioning the direction they have taken for their life. Is the amount of work put into sports ever going to give back as much to compensate?
All in Life
A well-paid job, nice house, good car, expensive clothes. Beauty, success, happiness. These things are often connected – at least in our minds. But what about in reality?
Concepts such as #thirdworldselfie and “volunteering holiday” illuminate the focus of current criticism; volunteering has become a holiday style, alongside surfing, scuba diving and beach resorts, with the exception of this holiday potentially being detrimental to the healthy development of a nation’s social, political and economical infrastructures.
The closer I get to exams and the deadline for my BA thesis, the worse my apartment gets. As there is no one who my dirty dishes could bother anymore though, why should I bother to clean up? So instead of stressing over how I should get my act together and clean my apartment, I decided to get comfortable and take some inspiration from Buzzfeed: I give you my ”Top ten list”!
I would need to change my lifestyle. At least for a week to try what kind of exercise would work for me personally. I decided on a five-day trial run.
Personally, I struggle with performance anxiety a lot, whether I'm presenting an essay to under a dozen of my coursemates or singing and playing music in front of a larger audience. Stage fright may be difficult to overcome completely but, like most successful performers, I believe that we all can learn to cope with it. I wanted to share a couple of tips which have helped me overcome (at least some of) the annoying, distracting nerves and give better performances.