Studying - Starting is the hardest part

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DECIDE while others are delaying. PREPARE while others are daydreaming. BEGIN while others are procrastinating. WORK while others are wishing. SAVE while others are wasting. LISTEN while others are talking. SMILE while others are frowning. PERSIST while others are quitting.
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 I touched on this in my latest blog post; starting is the hardest part.
And while this may sound like yet another petty saying, there really is a lot to it. Thinking about how hard it's gonna be, how awfully long it is gonna take, how much energy and afford it requires and how much rather you'd be watching the latest episode of "Suits" really does make starting a task seem like the most annoying thing to do right now.
 In uni, especially in Law School, it is extremely important to keep things in perspective. For you to stay on top of the game requires to stay motivated all throughout the years. Instead of seeing the assignment as a super unnecessary burden, try to think of it as an opportunity.
 An opportunity to improve your skills and impress the professor with your exceptional abilities. An opportunity to come one (tiny but significant) step closer to your goals. And by that, an opportunity to have a say and make a difference. This assignment is not to kill your Saturday night plans. It is to gradually unleash YOUR POWER to be a hero. Quite literally. One day, you are gonna turn somebody's life around and this is to prepare you.
So, get your lazy a** off your bed and go sit at the desk. Write the assignment. Make a change. Get started. Because from here on it's all rainbows and butterflies. Easy peasy. Once you get into this flow of writing, it can actually be quite exciting. 
And who doesn't love the feeling of -ahhh- productivity?!

 xx Lady Lawyer

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  1. AnonymousOctober 7, 2018 at 4:40 AM

    Thanks for your motivating Words. It helped me a lot. I love the way you are expressing yourself. Im sure you will be a very successful lawyer.
    C.

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