Dear counsellor,recently i started a small business of selling clothes, and to my surprise it has grown into a huge profitable business and I’m doing well in terms of sales. However, my focus and interest for studies is going down. Sometimes i even think of dropping out because i barely have time for school. I need guidance. Yours Christian

There is no single formula for attaining a balanced life as a student entrepreneur. It’s a personal decision how you combine your career, business, family and self into an integrated whole to make that balance more manageable. It’s probably clear that the advantages of full-time study and work are highly personal and subjective, while the challenges are all but inevitable.

The key is to develop creative solutions as you approach these challenges of balancing school tasks and the pleasure of handling your multiple business roles. How you choose to allocate your time should be driven and informed by whether you see a future career with the business and your post-grad plans

Some of the skills and strategies we use in daily life such as planning, organizing, communicating, setting limits and delegating can be used effectively on both your school and business fronts to achieving a satisfying and fulfilling life both personally, academically and commercially,

The following steps can help you to strike equilibrium as a student entrepreneur, manage your stress, and find creative solutions to living a cheerful work-life balance.

Use a planner to fill in all your fixed study and work appointments like class time and work time so you’ll appropriately schedule your study sessions and work hours. The way you spend your time determines who you are, what you’ll accomplish and ultimately how you spend the rest of your life because time is an irreplaceable asset. Remember, you’ve to be ready to adapt to new assignments and sudden work crisis that need to be addressed immediately. Get organised by keeping your school materials together for quick and easy access. Create open dialogue with your teachers so they’d support you in a special way as well as joining discussion groups with high achieving friends for guidance and collaboration.

Taking courses that support your business is a great way to gain the knowledge and expertise you need to be a more effective business operator.

In order to avoid burnout, you need to actively build time into your day for recuperation and rejuvenation by eating nutritious foods to boost your brain-body connection and drink lots of water to keep hydrated. Be pretty relaxed while you are studying. Excessive anxiety can cause you to lose focus. So you need to cut out the unnecessary time wasters,

If not, maybe consider taking a leave of absence. It’ll be much more advantageous to your professional and educational development if you take time off from your degree than to coast through the semester without getting the full benefits of the courses you’re taking. Creating a sense of urgency can work wonders for your productivity.