Ever since I was just a little girl, I was encouraged to give everything I do 100 percent. If I wanted to try out for the softball team, I was going to have to give every last bit of the tiny athletic bone in my body to practicing beforehand. If I was going to participate in the school poetry festival, I would have to spend every bit of free time practicing that poem. And if I hoped to get straight 'A's, I was going to give my school work 100 percent of my dedication.

This was the case in everything from "A to Z," or from academics, to friends, to "Zoo Tycoon" on the weekends. When I was with friends or family, they deserved my full attention. When I was learning those fractions, even eating pizza was time to think about schoolwork. And this philosophy even led over to my free time, such as building the world's best zoo ever on "Zoo Tycoon" every weekend. When I had time to feed the monkeys, it was my time to care for those animals like it was my only care in the world.

I am beyond grateful to have been raised in such a way where giving 100 percent to what I do was an expectation, not just a suggestion. It has made me who I am. However, as time has moved on, I have found it harder and harder to do.

They told me college would be hard: dividing time between studying, sleep, and a social life. But what they didn't tell me was that it would really be more like this:

How can we possibly give each area of our life 100 percent? Unless you have learned to be in two places at once, it is simply not possible.

So why am I writing this? If we cannot give everything 100 percent, was everything I learned wrong? Should I be less involved? Are we spreading ourselves way too thin? Perhaps, but that is not the point.

I recently heard a really great saying from someone I look up to, and it has truly changed the way I look at how I spend my time.

Be where your feet are.

If you're at a club meeting, participate and engage fully. If you're chatting with a friend, get off your phone. If you're aiming for an 'A' on your next exam, study without checking your Facebook notifications every other minute.

When you're in your marketing class, don't be studying for economics, be learning the marketing. When you're in economics, don't be pretending to take notes while actually watching Netflix on your laptop, engage in the lecture.

But when you're ready to watch Netflix, give that your 100 percent too.

When it is time to work hard, commit yourself fully. When it is time to relax, do so enjoyably. Nobody should have to watch Netflix or nap stressfully if you are truly where your feet are.

Maybe it is no longer possible for me to give my 100 percent to each and every thing I am a part of, but what I do know is this: I can give 100 percent to the time I am living and 100 percent to the place where my feet are.