Self efficacy is described as someone’s ability to succeed in life and their drive to keep going when things aren’t going their way. This has always been a huge struggle for me especially when it came to schoolwork and staying focused on my classes. Growing up with five other siblings, I was never the smartest, quickest, or the one with the most motivation. For the most part I was content with just getting by in my classes because that was all that I really needed to do in order to play baseball, which was all that I really cared about. When I got injured during a game and couldn’t play as much as I used to, my drive to do well in school and my self-esteem was non-existent. By the time senior year rolled around, all of my friends were talking about where they were going to college and I knew that I was meant for more than just slugging myself around from class to class. I started looking into different careers and even though I’m not sure what I want to do yet, I knew that I could do better for myself and be a better student once I got to college. While my friends all went away to West Chester University and seemed to be partying all the time, I quickly learned that there was no way I could keep up in college if I did that and to keep myself on track I would write what I wanted to accomplish that week in the notes application on my phone. I try to make small goals for myself so that way I don’t get too overwhelmed because that usually leads to me backing out of all of my responsibilities. One thing that I’m trying to keep up with my self efficacy is getting to campus a little early so that I can start being in class on time and not come a half hour late. Another thing that I’ve been doing to motivate me to get my work done is that I set aside a block of time on Fridays to try getting all of my blogs done or get caught up on work that I’m behind on so I can reward myself by hanging out with friends that weekend. Even though I have a long way to go with my grades, I am improving my self efficacy and the way I view myself as a college student.
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