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Time management is the prioritization of tasks over a certain time frame. It takes practice, patience and being really honest about your capabilities to get it right. Take, for example, the student who is assigned four essays over the course of one semester (3-4 months). Some people would try to finish one per month – maybe two if the weather is bad and there’s nothing on TV. Other people might wait until the last month, thinking they can write one essay per week. While it may be possible to write one essay per week, the quality may suffer. There’s no time like the present to learn tips on time management.

Whether you are in taking a class for credit on your own, returning to school after an absence or are currently in school, you will find information in this section to help make your job easier. You can find out how you can improve your concentration skills or how mind mapping can make writing a paper so much easier or how plagiarism has changed in the age of technology.

WebMd defines stress as “what you feel when you have to handle more than you are used to. When you are stressed, your body responds as though you are in danger. It makes hormones that speed up your heart, make you breathe faster, and give you a burst of energy.” In this section you will learn about recognizing stressors, coping skills, relaxation, preventing burnout and other stress reduction techniques.

Self-esteem can be defined many ways: the way you think about yourself; the value you place on your own opinions; believing in yourself. Your self-esteem affects every aspect of your life and can even affect the lives of those around you. This sections aims at enhancing your self-esteem by helping you to really understand yourself, silencing that inner critic, exposing the secret of body language and learning assertive behaviour.

Sometimes you need a little push to help you go on with something you already know is working. Other times you need to find a completely new way to move forward. Either way, this section is sure to give you a kick. Enjoy!

Money management now means much more than being able to balance a cheque book. This section really focuses on the management of your money flow. Determining how and when money comes in, what you are spending your money on, where you might be overspending and how to bring it all into balance.

Memory skills are the skills we use to help us learn, remember and act. Memorizing is the act of taking something from the short term memory and cementing it in the long term memory. Learn the specific steps needed to make this happen. Because the good news is memory skills can be strengthened and improved.