The 24/7 Student:Learning to take time

for yourself.Northeast Greek Leadership Association Conference

Saturday, February 23Sal Rizza

Assistant Director of Student LifeSouthern Connecticut State University

Been a long day? Let’s take a break…

With a little comedy.

The 24/7Student Schedule.

Program Goals

Identify what is work, leisure, and obligations in our daily lives.

Learn how to build schedules that help you take time for yourselves.

Find ways to enjoy every day not just your “days off” or “weekends.”

ChoicesA reality check

Every day, you choose how to spend your time.

Accept that you have free will. We must take ownership for our choices.

Why do we do the things we do? Are the choices you happy with your

choices?

“You and I are essentially infinite choice-makers. In every moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to an infinity of choices.”

-Deepak Chopra

"Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions."

   - Mark Twain

What is your definition of work?Classes, jobs, what else?

What is your definition of leisure?Social events, watching TV,

reading, what else?

Work vs. Play

What do you do?

Who are you? Are you a chapter president, council secretary, resident assistant, etc…?

What is your busiest day like? Why do you do the things that

you do?

Does your schedule look like this?

The Colors of Our Life

Using the schedules you created, color it in as follows:Work- BlueClass Obligations- PinkLeisure- Yellow

Adding some color…

How did it get like this?

Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours is watching television. –David Lettermen

What are your interests? Ski Watch TV Socialize Read Watching sports Working out

How often do you do them?When was the last time?

So, what do you like to do?

What do you want your schedule to look like?

Let’s turn time….

Can your schedule look like this?

Are you enjoying your journey?

If we agree that the bottom line of life is happiness, not success, then it makes perfect sense to say that it

is the journey that counts, not reaching the destination.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -

Thank you!

This PowerPoint will be posted on http://www.southernct.edu/officeofstudentlife/.