Hello again!x
I hope you're doing fine!x Now I know it's the school holidays,and i'm very sorry to mention school,because I know that's the last thing that you want on your mind, but at some point we all have to go back whether we like it or not.You either love it, or hate it... Personally I'm not a big fan,but like many others I find school hard in many different ways,its not just the 'being popular'or being 'Cool with a capital Kπ' kind of thing,its the pressure that schools and teachers may put on us.In our school we have 'aspirational targets' and 'minimum expected grades' and for some people they're fine,but for many others,they're not.And, If I don't get them it makes me feel so disappointed in myself and that I'm a failure. And just because I'm a bubbly girl,it doesn't mean it doesn't get to me.So,if I don't reach my expected grade, and I hear everybody else's amazing grades, it just makes me feel like a complete failure. But then I realised that I'm not the only one who feels like that (Really Cheesy I know,but its true!) So I worked out how to use it to my advantage! Instead of feeling down and disappointed,I use it as an excuse to try harder and show the teacher who's boss!(not that there needs to be an excuse but you get me!) You could do that by maybe trying extra hard on homework to show that you care,and wow the teachers! Or maybe just do 15 minutes of researching your topic,so you can impress the teachers the next day. Just little things like that can make a huge difference if you give it time.And just forget about everyone else, it doesn't matter about all of them,all that matters is you,no one else's grades are going to make a difference to your life,so why let it bother you? If you improve on your grade or exam,even slightly,allow yourself to be proud and treat yourself...Get a family sized bar of chocolate or maybe some popcorn ,put a face mask on,and let yourself go in the world of Netflix and YouTube! Treating yourself will help to motivate you,and improve confidence. You may not notice a difference straight away,but in time it will make you feel happier!x I hope you enjoyed this post,and feel free to write something on the subject in the comments xx Lots of love,
Jess xx❤