where you're at right now it's important to you level up that you
upgrade your life that you keep aiming and striving for more that you keep
increasing the effort that you're putting in right now because you can do
more there is another level that you haven't quite reached yet there is
another level that you haven't quite reached yet and when you're aiming that
high obstacles will be thrown at you you're going to feel discouraged even
depressed at times and it's okay to feel discouraged sometimes because when
you're finding it difficult that's when you're being put to the test at this
point a lot of students give up they walk away and that's why those students
don't continue to grow their grades don't improve because they don't want it
badly enough if they want to stay at home watching TV and ignoring their
education then that's up to them but you're capable of more than that so when
you're about to give up and you feel like you can't continue anymore
one of two things will happen and what will happen will determine which
direction your entire life will go you can do a give up or be when you've had
enough when you feel like you can't continue anymore you take a quick break
maybe go for a walk clear your mind then come back to your desk and study some
more and that decision you make at the point where you're about to give up
determines where you're going to be in five 10 15 years time because the
attitude that you have will either propel you to success or pull you down
to the ground if you really want it it's yours to take no one gives it to you or
takes it away it's yours if you want it it's a marathon not a
there's no fast fix to achieving extraordinary grades there will be days
you'll be tired even exhausted but you continue regardless because you don't
judge it on the daily you judge it in the long frame you keep your eyes on
graduation you know there's going to be ups and downs but you know that it's all
going to be worth it you know that when you start getting results it's going to
be worth it you look in the mirror and you'll say yeah I did this you feel this
overwhelming feeling fear overworking the crowd you're overworking everybody
around you you're studying more than them you became something you became
somebody and once you get there that's when you know you've done enough but
don't talk about it practice what you preach and just do it just don't quit
you keep fighting you keep fighting no matter what because trust me on
graduation day you'll look back over the last few years and you'll realize it was
worth it when I was at university my professor asked us why do you want a 4.0
GPA what do you want to accomplish why are you studying and someone would get
up and say because if I work hard and I study well and do well in my exams to
get some work experience then maybe I can get a good job and provide for my
family and become what I've been put on this
planet to become my professor said sit down because if you think with such
uncertainty if you say the word maybe then you're never gonna make it you have
to get up and be absolutely convinced you're going to become a success your
path to success starts right now with your daily studying you have to do
whatever it takes however many hours of studying it takes reading textbooks
until late at night going to see your professor if you have questions
attending every class arriving at the library at 6 a.m. while everyone else is
still sleeping whatever it takes you need to do it that's the answer I want
to hear from you I can see straight away those students that are bit wah
and struggling with motivation and those that have a deep sense of hunger within
them that is driving them to put in 100% effort every day those that have a short
term and long term goal that they're chasing every day I can see it in their
eyes I could see it in their actions I can see it in what they do their passion
their drive their relentlessness they just go on and on and on they study when
they're tired they study when they're bored they study when their body keeps
telling them to procrastinate but they manage to push out one or two hours more
studying and it's this extra bit of study that differentiates these top
students from the rest of the class step forward do not wait go to your desk and
study and make every day every minute every second make it all count every
decision you make should help you become one step closer to the person you want
to be you can become the exact person you want to be and you become that
person through one small decision at a time
instead of letting your goals and your studying slide out from beneath you
instead of letting go of all the things you've worked hard for so far in your
life use the discipline within you to make it happen shut down all those
pathetic excuses and make it happen it is within you you just gotta find it so
when your alarm clock goes off you have a decision to make and it takes
discipline to do this to really commit to having a productive day to get up and
to make every single minute of your day count and you have to do this every day
you won't get anywhere without consistency even if your friends are
phoning you to go out you decline and you study even if it's raining outside
and you don't want to walk to the library you put your raincoat on and you
walk to the library you are going to do this