During the UThrive book read with Zackary Grobe, I initially thought that it would be merely a summary of the book, but we all discussed ideas much deeper than just a summary. We made connections between our lives and the advice given to us through the book. While reading I did make connections to my own life, and how I would adopt these changes in the upcoming school year. However, through the conversation with my peers, I was able to get a different point of view, as well as new changes that I should consider for this year. 

One idea that came up that stuck with me was “You’re good enough; Don’t stress it.” As college students, we are constantly pressuring ourselves and sometimes our criteria are so unrealistic that when we don’t reach it, we are hard on ourselves. Another big point that we discussed was that happiness leads to success. Through our discussion, we talked about individuals that measure their happiness based off of their success, but it is happiness that brings success. Upon reflection of this event, I thought about this phrase and I realized that if you truly enjoy doing something, your work will be the fruit of your success. 

During this meeting, we spoke about building new relationships. As students here, we should be opened to meeting new people and making new friends. We should not limit ourselves to the same group of people we are constantly around. This conversation went further where we spoke about roommate issues. Zachary Grobe mentioned that if you have a roommate, the first thing to do is set boundaries early on and be honest from upfront. Living with someone with no boundaries and no honesty will cause rough living. Based on this, I reflected on my freshman roommate situation, which did not end very well as I moved out into a single. I should have spoken to her about what I am comfortable with and uncomfortable with when I first moved in. This discussion with Zachary Grobe and my peers allowed me to think about new ways to approach different situations.