{"id":7720,"date":"2017-01-11T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/?p=7720"},"modified":"2018-08-11T12:51:47","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T16:51:47","slug":"three-adulting-tips-from-a-recent-grad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/2017\/01\/11\/three-adulting-tips-from-a-recent-grad\/","title":{"rendered":"Three #Adulting Tips from a Recent Grad"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Congratulations to those of you who graduated in December! I hope you are making the most of the sweet victory you just achieved. Although, I should probably warn you: while being homework-free is amazing, life is about to get more real than ever. No more student discounts, relying on the excuse \u201coh, I\u2019m just a college student,\u201d or making late night taco runs just for fun (OK, that might still be a thing).<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a few things I\u2019ve been learning since I graduated in December 2015: <\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Don\u2019t say yes to everything.<\/b>
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    Throughout your college career and pre-professional training, you might\u2019ve heard someone share the all-too-popular advice of \u00a0\u201csay yes to everything.\u201d In fact, maybe you did (or do) ascribe to that lifestyle now. In my opinion, it\u2019s not the wisest way to live \u2014 especially post-grad life.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Here\u2019s why: If you keep saying yes to everything, you\u2019re going to find it harder to flex your crucial muscle of discernment. Instead, you\u2019ll find yourself automatically accepting job assignments and social invitations that are going to wear you out with no potential gain. Do you want to spend your hours feeling stressed about your never ending to-do list, or feeling well-rested and present? No matter how rich, poor, intelligent or silly you may be, you are still only given 24 hours each day. Make them count by discerning early on when to say \u201cno.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Invest in yourself. \u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      With every campaign or homework assignment you\u2019ve worked on, you\u2019ve had to deal with limited resources \u2014 limited budget, limited time, maybe a limited amount of motivation. Now that you\u2019re #adulting, you\u2019ll face similar challenges when it comes to investing in yourself. Make sure your priorities are aligning with your life choices. For example, if you say you value health, then invest in a gym membership or yoga classes or cooking classes or whatever it takes for you to achieve your health goals. <\/span><\/p>\n

      Personally, I\u2019ve been focusing on my physical, spiritual and professional health. Tangibly, this translates to me finding a trainer to work with at my local YMCA, spending more time reading my Bible and joining PRSA as an Associate Member. (P.S. Did you know former PRSSA members can get their first year of PRSA membership for only $60? And that the next two years of membership are discounted too? Check out the <\/span>Associate Membership<\/span><\/a> program if you haven\u2019t yet.) All these investments are helping me to set a solid foundation for the rest of my life. As they say, \u201cthere\u2019s no time like the present.\u201d<\/span>
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      1. Stop focusing on perfection.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        In college, it can become addicting to seek out straight As or to spend tedious amounts of time making sure your brows are on fleek. As you find yourself making adult decisions more and more, I encourage you to stop focusing on perfection. It\u2019s important to invest in yourself, but don\u2019t let your self-improvement blind you from what <\/span>really<\/span><\/i> matters in life. Aim to do well at your job, of course, and don\u2019t throw your personal hygiene down the drain, but recognize that achieving \u201cperfection\u201d is not what will bring you ultimate joy or even what you\u2019re made to do. Humans are made to be lifelong learners, constantly ingesting new information and honing skills. Humans are going to mess up sometimes, and will need to ask for forgiveness. Humility isn\u2019t a weakness, but a strength that only the wisest will seek.<\/span><\/p>\n

        I wish you nothing but good fortune in your post-grad life and the beautiful freedom that comes with graduating college. As always, feel free to share your fun #adulting stories with me, since we\u2019re learning side by side in this next phase of life. <\/span><\/p>\n

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        Laura Daronatsy is the PRSSA Immediate Past President and currently works as a communications LDP associate at Lockheed Martin. She graduated from Biola University with a public relations major and biblical and theological studies minor. Connect with Laura on Twitter <\/span><\/i>@lauradaronatsy<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Congratulations to those of you who graduated in December! I hope you are making the most of the sweet victory you just achieved. Although, I should probably warn you: while being homework-free is amazing, life is about to get more real than ever. No more student discounts, relying on the excuse \u201coh, I\u2019m just a college student,\u201d or making late […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2892],"tags":[2641,1583,76,1539,1540],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7720"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7723,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7720\/revisions\/7723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}