smh... student motivation hints

If it's quick and easy, why procrastinate?? Trust me, I love procrastinating, and it's not all bad, but when something simple or urgent comes across your desk or your mind, maybe you can and then SHOULD just DO IT NOW. Not everything has to be planned or thought out. It's faster to just do it right now when you're thinking about it! 

Productivity, college, good grades, health, nutrition, positivity, stress, calm, or a 500lb back squat. Everything we want in life is a journey, and by focusing on the journey instead of the destination we can make progress in becoming who we want to be. But how do we Journey? Start today! Take baby steps, always focus on the positives, and reach out to those around you. 

Peer pressure can be GREAT, if your peers are doing the right thing! We as humans are heavily influenced by our community, our surroundings, the people around us. So surround yourself with positive, motivated, supportive people who are doing the things you want to be doing! And you have the power to be that positive person in someone else's life too! 

you know it happens. so accept it. but you don't need to completely give up, make it worse, or draw it out. Identify the root cause/issue, figure out what you can control and do, and move forward. 

Hate it when teachers give you due dates and deadlines? Parents do this too, what the heck? BUT, here's the secret: it's all fake! Teachers pick whatever due dates they like because the school hired us to. So what if you hired yourself to make up your own due date that works better for you?  Obviously you can't turn things in late, but you know you hate stressing, you know you hate procrastinating, you know you have enough time. So be your OWN boss, and schedule your own due date to finish EARLY. 

Ever notice that when you have nothing to do you don't get anything done? But in contrast, when you're super busy you're super productive?? Doesn't make sense... but it's true, right?!?! The more you have going on in life, the more focused and organized you HAVE to be, and so you rise to the occasion! 

Bad day? Bad Week? Everyone knows THE STRUGGLE IS REAL, but that doesn't mean you give up. The idea of the struggle bus is that it is a VEHICLE. What do vehicle's do?? They MOVE. They keep GOING. We are defined by how good we can be when things aren't good. So own the struggle, and drive that bus.

Fun, Grit, Regret, Delayed Gratification. Not everything in life is fun right now, but does that mean you shouldn't do it? Or maybe you can just shift your mindset? 

When fears paralyze you, it's time to do something. Fear is a feeling that you can't control, but you can use feelings to create actions that are good for you! The only way to make SURE you fail is to do nothing, so if you're afraid of failing, find some action to focus your energy on! Worrying is worthless.

Remember how hard it was to learn how to walk? Of course not, it's easy now. But trust me- it's freakin hard. The trick? JUST GET UP AND TRY IT. You will fall, fail, and barely go anywhere, but there's no sense sitting and fearing it, worrying about it, or planning. You have no idea until you just GO FOR IT!