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how to feel motivated
How can I feel more motivated to do things like assignments at school? My grades arnt very good right now and its not helping that my mom is critisizing me for it
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look at the glass as half full rather than half empty.
instead of thinking- well my grades suck, i suck, i'm stressed out, my mom is annoying blah blah blah.. think of it this way- i want to get good grades so i can prove my mom wrong, that i can show people that i DO work hard, and i CAN DO THIS. I want to be the best and I want to graduate high school knowing that i put effort into my work.
let me ask you this..
If you were to enter an art contest (pretend you're an average artist), and you either had the decision to 1- cheat and copy someone else's artwork or mimic it.. or 2- put effort into it and make it your own. and lets say you win first place in this contest.. wouldn't you rather win and know that you TRIED and that you feel good because YOU put the effort in it, rather than thinking- i won because i used someone else's ideas.
apply that question to school. do you really want to graduate high school thinking- i didnt try my best? or do you want to graduate high school thinking- i may not have gotten the best grades, but hell, at least i tried!.
just use that as motivation. motivate yourself by thinking- i want to succeed, i want to prove people wrong, i want to be a hard worker and earn credit for my own work rather than slacking off.
Here's a short story about me- I play volleyball and i have for about 10 years. when i was 16, i was on my Varsity team. I didnt get any playing time and i was so upset that i just didnt even try to get better. i'd ignore what my coach tried to teach me because i had the mindset that i was horrible and i would never get to play. but this year, i'm 18 and a senior. the beginning of the season i didnt get playing time. thats when i realized that i want to end my high school volleyball career knowing that i TRIED and put my heart and soul into it. so every day at practice i would try harder and harder. if i didnt succeed, id try even harder to get better. now i'm a starting player and we beat a really amazing team last week (last year we lost to them) and this year we won. I felt AMAZING because i knew that if i hadnt worked my ass off for this, i wouldnt have accomplished it.
hard work pays off :) i promise you that.
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Hello.
Think about what you would like to do with your life. I know that school is sometimes really annoying and stressful, and that you would rather be doing other things, but your grades are going to determine your future. Your mom only wants the best for you. Doing well in high school will make the difference between being able to go to college and have a successful career or having a full-time, minimum-wage, unsatisfying job for the rest of your life. Think about your future and it will scare you into getting better grades :)!
Take care <3
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