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Balancing My Social Life &

Responsibilities

12.3.6

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Do Now:

Turn and Talk:

Which responsibilities, from this list, do you currently own?

Do you have any that are not featured here? Which?

What new responsibilities do you think you will need to take on next year?

Financial Responsibilities	Personal Responsibilities	Academic/ Professional Responsibilities
Pay my own bills	Buy food and cook meals	Get to work/class on time
Earn my own income	Manage my sleep schedule	Understand and complete all the requirements of work/class
Manage my own savings	Find opportunities for self care (exercise, socializing, relaxing)	Engage professionally with others

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Key Takeaway

It’s important for me to have a social life after high school. It will allow me to create a strong network of support.

However, I must balance my social life with my responsibilities.

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Remember, you should be working on your application next steps throughout the next few months.

NEXT STEPS

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Stress

What does “stress” mean to you?

What are examples of “stressors?”

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Stress

Develops when you have too many demands and not enough resources (time, money, energy) to meet them

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Students tend to lean into extremes:

sacrificing their social life for their responsibilities or ignoring their responsibilities for their social life.

Balance is needed to manage stress.

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Discussion Questions

Follow along using your script as you listen to the podcast. Consider the following questions:

What are the main reasons Demetrius stopped going to class? What stressors was he facing?

What would you have done differently?

Who could Demetrius have asked for support?

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Mentor Connection

1. Share your high and low from this week with your mentor.

My high from this week was…

My low from this week was…

2. What steps have you taken, or can you take, to balance your social life and responsibilities? What changes do you want to make in your behavior next year?

To balance my social life and responsibilities, I…

Next year, I will try to …

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Check your email to see if your post-secondary programs have reached out to you.

Create any assigned portals.

Review the After Hitting Submit Tracker and see if there are any tasks you have questions about.

Extend