Half way thru (almost)

Tomorrow is our last day this semester, half way thru after we have written our exams.

Cool stuff.

For me; Uni is much easier these days and a whole lot of more fun.

Looking back at first semester in 1st year is amusing. I almost failed that semester - two units. I was confused when I got my grades, something definitively had to change.

I remember the day in first semester in my 2nd year when I got the "Faculty Dean's Encouragement award in Chiropractic". It's basically to the student who improved the most from 1st to 2nd semester. I was proud. On that same day I got a Swedish newspaper in the mail box, my dad was interviewed about chiropractic. I think I almost let a tear come through on the bus to uni that day.

I started viewing uni as I used to view kiteboarding. That became what I was thinking about most of the day. Things I did started to go in line with it. I have to say that it was quite a big change and I did quite a lot of reading on work ethic, efficiency, and similar subjects. Now almost 2 years later it feels like it will work out eventually. But I expect it to be another 5 -10 years of intense learning till I feel that I master this. There's a really good book written on the subject; "Mastery" by George Leonard. Highly recommended.

Other inspiring books are 7 times Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong's book "It's not about the bike", Michael Jordan's biography and "The power of full engagement".

Yesterday me and Martin booked weekend tickets to Sydney. There will be a Gonstead seminar there in August. That will be so cool, we'll be going with a few Chiropractors from Perth. A few of the big names from the States are coming over. We will be doing the beginner course which will be great. I really enjoy the gonstead classes we are doing and right now that is what appeals to me the most. It's a really precise and thorough technique but it's also considered the hardest one to learn.

But it's okay, I like when it's hard.

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Teachers I respect say..

- Don't believe what anyone says, and especially not me, go and look it up for yourself!

If I could give myself two advices coming into first year it would be

• 1. It's actually easier to take the "hard" way. Do precise notes, go through lectures every evening and so on. Don't go for the easy option, you're only cheating yourself. Because you will have to learn it anyways, today or tomorrow why not do it straight away?

• 2. Implement habits; they will probably only make a 0.001 percent difference on a day-to-day, but adds up over years. This one is massive. Some of the ones I've been experimenting with this semester is

* Practicing chiropractic technique 40min every morning before uni.

* Meditation before study sessions

* Reviewing each lecture for 10min in the evening

Please, if you're reading, leave a comment.

Linda ♥