A little at a time

The most important thing I've learned about myself as a teacher in the past year is that I need to take things one step at a time. It is easy for me to get discouraged about the million things that I seem to have on my plate at one time. I have learned that it helps me to take things one step at a time. I realize that looking at the big picture and dwelling on it really overwhelms and discourages me. I have to break things down and look at a little piece at a time to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Working towards certification has been overewhelming at times. I have to look at it and think that the harder I work, the sooner it will be over. I think that everyone gets to a point when they feel like there is so much to do and not enough time to do it in. When I get to that point, I have to stop and remind myself that everything will get done ... eventually!