My Motivation

[Nate Hanks]

When I first started thinking about this blog, I had no idea what the topic of it was going to be on. I guess I figured I’d write about something I know well. Every time there’s a paper due or a project that has to be done I struggle to complete it on the last possible day. And every time I promise myself that the next time I’m going to get an early start, but it never happens. I think for some people the stress and worry of not doing it or getting a bad grade pushes them to try really hard at school and get things done on time. The stress and pain are there for me, but it doesn’t push me. I think it actually makes me procrastinate even more. I think about how its BS that that much work was assigned, or how there’s still 3 weeks left and it’ll eventually get done.

It’s weird because physically I can push myself to work for hours on end every single day, and I do, I’m the first in and the last to leave the weight room. I break the rules so that I can continue to lift. Some people are trying to get gym exemptions, but not me, I love lifting. It’s one of the only things that relax me now. When I first got my license driving was how I relaxed but that got old when school started and most of my driving was to and from school, and it got boring especially when I had to pick up my friends and drop them off and people always begging me for rides, even though I was low on gas and they were 3 miles in the opposite direction.There's just something about working out that makes me feel great. When I lift, the only thing I worry about is to get the bar up one more time, or to get another set in or to lift ten more lbs, or how i wanna look like Ronnie.

I don’t have to worry about colleges and GPA’s and homework assignments, those all become arbitrary. I guess I kinda feel like whatever's gonna happen is gonna happen and I shouldn't worry about the future. I feel like I don't need to worry. I'd like to be a good student, but what's my motivation?

[Jake "Kami" Kaiser]

I think sometimes its just hard to find that right motivation that finally sinks in that you should do school work. For me, it was the stories of my parents school days and how they told me they had a much harder time than if they would have done better. So I find motivation in knowing that if I don't do well it will reflect in to my life in a negative way.

[Robert Izzo]

I agree with this post. It is much easier o do something tat you like to do. If projects would be more fun ad could relate to me more they would be much easier to do.

[Tara Koepke]

I'm definitely the same way with schoolwork! I'm always waiting until the last second to do everything! I think it's good that you've found something to keep yourself active and you have the motivation to do it!

[Corinne Chapman]

I think this could be a good thing that your very relaxed about schoolwork. I also do everything very last minute and i try not to stress myself out over schoolwork but then i end up not doing it till about 4 in the morning the night before its due which causes more stress. but its good that you found something to relax yourself and to put your mind to.

[Nate Hanks]

It's funny you say that because I am an AP student

[Allison Dunnington]

If you think about it, both you and a competitive student are similarly motivated, but with different outlets. You physically push yourself to work a little harder, lift that extra weight or set. An AP student intellectually pushes themself to get that extra point on a test, push their GPA a couple points higher. When either succeed, they feel good about it and dive back in to working hard. One isn't necessarily better than the other, just different.