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Time management is crucial for success in college sports and academics, especially as a business major at USC. It's important to prioritize tasks, set goals, and manage your time effectively. Creating to-do lists can help you stay organized and provide a sense of accomplishment as you cross tasks off. Balancing athletic commitments with academic and personal life requires discipline and careful scheduling. It sounds like you have a good handle on the importance of time management and organization in both your athletic and academic pursuits. Keep up the good work!

Malia Samuels | USC Basketball

I think my freshman year kind of bothered me and I was turning the ball over a lot so like learning how to be more creative with how I finish , how I pass is like one of the main things that I've picked up on . I think time management is super important when it comes to any college sport and any major , um , but especially being a business major at USC , it's , it's super important to like manage your time . um , I think that was something that I struggled with my freshman year is because you feel like you always have to be somewhere , you always have to be doing something .

Malia Samuels | USC Basketball

I like to tell myself affirmations daily stuff like that . I think mental health is super important . Um , I try to be an advocate for mental health , um , especially with people younger than me , but like for myself , I know that it's important and I , like I said , I journal , um , just to get everything out of my head because I am an overthinker and I'm a perfectionist , so getting it out is something that's important , um , something that I started practicing that .

Malia Samuels | USC Basketball

A semester calendar and just crossing stuff off as I go . I'm the type of person that has to like have a to do list and cross it cross it off for the dopamine like I need that um so I would say like having lists is really important to time management and balancing everything . It means a lot to me to be seen as a role model .

Malia Samuels | USC Basketball

One piece of advice that I've gotten from an older teammate that's kind of like a mentor to me it's just everything that happens in Galen stays in Galen , um , and that's , that's our arena , um , and so coming in as a freshman , my freshman year , I kind of just let basketball rule my entire life , um , and so . Whatever happens at practice , whatever happens in the game stays there and then living your life outside of that is also important . I think right now for me it's mostly like staying in shape , making sure that I'm getting enough shots up it's summertime , so this is the time where you're really working hard um to get ready for the next year so just making sure I stay in shape .

Malia Samuels | USC Basketball

Yeah , I think that's the main thing is just getting outside of the idea that , oh , I'm embarrassing myself by posting this because I don't have that many followers . I think that's the main thing . I do mostly like vlogs on YouTube .