How to Manage Work and Studies?
20 January 2022 2022-01-26 21:39How to Manage Work and Studies?
Peter Alkema Managing work and studies at the same time is a hefty task. Due to excessive pressure, many people eventually quit either work or study. However, it shouldn’t be the case.
Instead of quitting, you should enhance your capacity. Listen to people that have overcome hurdles and achieved their goals.
I have interviewed Phumzile Moetsi who shared how she managed to work on campus until 1 am most nights and being at work at 7 am. Let’s hear from her,
Phumzile Moetsi always knew she wanted to teach and doing her Masters in Management was a natural progression in her academic journey. It also offered her a chance to research her passion.
As a career HR professional, she also relished the chance to spread her wings beyond HR. She gets to grips with the world of woman-owned small businesses and entrepreneurship.
Why Should You Manage Expectations?
The biggest lesson for her was the importance of managing expectations with people in her life about how much time she would have for them during her research, “it consumes you”.
Looking back on her studies she shared some very practical things she learned the hard way and would do differently next time. Like shortening her survey; although she had a decent sample size of 100, she felt more people would have done it if it was shorter.
Phumzile also wished she had made a stronger link between her key themes and the constructs of her methodology. She found it quite tough and wished she had a better instrument for quantitative research.
Despite working on campus until 1am most nights and being at work at 7am, she didn’t have any regrets. Phumzile promised to come back on the show when she has signed up for her Ph.D.
I would love to interview her again as she is a true motivation. For people who are worried about work and study management, she is an example. If she can do it, you can definitely do it.
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