 Too much anxiety and stress
This will be a long read, so I thank you all in advance for reading my post. And if this is in the wrong section, please forgive me and move it for me =)
Well I'm in my 3rd year of high school now and I'm getting busier and busier. I'm just going to list a few of the things I do:
-4th year advanced functions math along with 2 sciences (basically that means 20% more time spent on work than others who are not taking 3 sciences or 2 sciences and 1 fourth year math course).
My main problem is staying focused and getting things done. It is so easy for me to do my homework and then resort to something else such as go on the internet. Even worse is if I unplug my internet, it will be something else like Solitare or talking to my brother. What can I do to keep me focused and motivated to keep on finishing tasks?
-Piano: Basically this is an average of 45-75 minutes of practice per day.
-Vice president of the DECA clubFor those who don't know what DECA is, DECA is a marketing organization of students that focus on marketing, entrpreneurship, and management. Anyway, I'm VP and it requires quite a bit of commitment as well.
There are a few problems with this. One, it requires quite a lot of commitment so I do have to dedicate a good number of hours into it per week. The main thing though is I feel I do not deserve this position. Although I am probably capable of leading people and getting things done because I know what needs to be done, I am not entirely confident with what I do. I'm not quite a good talker so thats a problem too. It seems that people do not necessarily always listen to what I say and speak over me instead. I also do not feel like a VP whatsoever, even though that is my title.
-Have to write a 30 page business plan
The 30 page business plan is for the DECA competition and will be about founding a new wealth management and investment firm. I know pretty much nothing about this and have only been recently introduced to the topic by my friend and his stepdad. The thing is at the dinner, I probably undrestood 20 percent of what he said and I feel so lost. I made a really bad impression since I said pretty much nothing at this dinner due to me being SO LOST. I really want to do this and go to ICDC (finals). I can dedicate my time, and I think I have the writing skills to contribute to my team of 3 members. But at the same time, I'm unsure of doing this simply because of my already clumsy time management. As well if I am having so much trouble understanding the topic, I don't want to be a drag to my team. My team has already approached me and asked me how sure am I doing this project with them, and I told them to give me a week. I will do more research on this topic and see how things go. I have a feeling that they may start to believe that I won't be up to the task simply because of lack of knowledge and understanding. This is giving me a lot of stress.
Please give me some advice on how to deal with these problems and manage myself. I feel so overwhelmed. Each time I think about it, its as if I'm walking at the bottom of an ocean...
Looking forward to the responses. I appreciate it =D
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