Sweet Victory

This list right here confirmed that I passed the first semester of Uni. This feels like victory, it feels so good. Not to get ahead of myself, we're only halfway there. But we also are already halfway there. Hard work pays off. That's what I discovered. So just going to keep doing what I am doing and I should have no problems conquering this second semester. 

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Bears on the Road

I think I might introduce a new category to my blog: Selfie of the Day! My photo library is more than qualified for that haha. Have to get a lot of studying done today and it's being done as we speak! This week was a pretty good week. University was alright, got some good training in at my gym, not too much drama and I got an overall feeling that I got work done this week; which feels pretty good. Sometimes I forget how good I feel after training but this week made me realize how much I love to fight and train. It's a shame that university takes up so much of my time. School comes first, before training but I need to think of a way to combine the two in a better way. In order to achieve your dreams and goals you need to work for it. I posted a little something on my facebook the other day: 

'Tomorrow we'll be one day closer to achieving our dreams. Nothing worth having comes easy. We got to work for it. Today was a bad day? Pick yourself up, tomorrow you'll have all new chances of making great things happen. The future comes one day at a time and time can't be rushed. It will all work out, trust me.'

This is actually what I live by every single day. You've got to stay positive. Rome wasn't build in a day so you got time. It is pretty amazing how much a positive mind can accomplish.

So you didn't get you ass to the gym today? No problem, don't sweat it. Tomorrow you have a new chance. You're on a diet and let it slip for a day? No problem, pick it up again tomorrow. You had a strong argument with someone you love? I understand you feel bad, but can you change it right now, right here? Tomorrow you can make it up again, apologize, talk it out, listen to the other person. It comes from both sides. 

Don't beat yourself up over things that you can't change ríght now. Sometimes you just need to let it go for a moment. Take some distance, give it some time and see what happends. The path to succes isn't an easy one. You'll come across speedbumps, you'll get lost, you'll feel hopeless at times and you will for sure come across some huge bears you need to fight off. No problem! You can do this. I got full faith in a good ending and as long as we keep a positive mindset and deal with things that come along, succes will come and dreams will be achieved!

Kids, do your homework

It's always a good thing to not immediatly rush into your homework when you arrive home after a day of school. You know you have to do your homework, and you know you don't have all the time in the world to complete it but rushing into it will eventually not give you better and quicker results. I always find that whenever I rush into my homework and try to complete it as quick as possible I end up having to rewrite/reread/rethink everything twice so in the end it takes up more time.
No, it's much better to just get home, help yourself into something comfortable, pour yourself a nice cup of tea and make a clear schedule of what has to be done (of course the really well prepared people already had this schedule drawn out this last Sunday, ready for the whole week, but I'm not one of them).
Right now I'm just taking a moment for myself, updating my blog, checking mail, thinking about what to eat tonight and trying to get my mind around the fact that in about 15 minutes I will start doing my homework. It always takes some soft persuasion to the mind to eventually really get yourself to do it. Discipline and motivation are key though. You might not like the task that is ahead but this small task is just part of something bigger, something that you really do want to work hard for.

I need to read the Communist Manifest by tomorrow and think of some sharp comments to bring to class. I would know a whole lot of things I would rather do with my time right now than reading this article. But there's no escaping it. If I don't read it, I can't take the exam in three weeks; which means I will fail this course and have to retake it next year. Yeah, I thought so. I'd rather suck it up and read the damn thing instead of giving in to my laziness.
That all said and done; I need to get to work now. Key is: Kids, do you homework.