smh... student motivation hints

listen in to the second episode of Moses sharing his life journey with Rutherford in class. ENJOY!

In this series, rutherford presents classroom conversations with Moses. Each period is different and enriching; ENJOY! 

find a quiet place to sit still, in silence, with your eyes and mouth closed, maybe with soft meditation music playing. enjoy :)

distractions are everythwere, and it's not our fault! Focus takes work, patience, practice, and time to develop, just like any muscle. Try it, develop it, strengthen it, and you will feel stronger, more in control, and successful! 

2 chicas staying after school to get caught up on work delve into the power of communicating with people that care about them to avoid stress building up into paralyzing overwhelm

trying to figure out what the true cause of not getting stuff done, because there are different solutions depending on the barrier. The first most important thing will be to focus on your successes instead of your failures, but what we can learn from our failures needs to come with self-compassion, patience, practice

comparisons are usually negative and demotivating, so we need to become aware of them and avoid them. other people lead other lives, and we need to make our own unique goals and habits regardless of other people in different situations. HOWEVER, comparisons to role models and positive friends can be incredibly motivating and inspiring the changes you know are good for you. 

discussing why happiness and positivity is at the root of new habits and behavior change. we've evolved NEGATIVE EMOTIONS to stay alive, but once we get past that and life is not threatened, negative emotions hold us back... so how can we find and use positive emotions instead?? 

Chasing the sweetness of success can motivate us to conquer harder and harder challenges. Allow yourself to become addicted to the process, the journey, the grind of hard work to achieving something difficult and meaningful.