The Key to Finding the Motivation You Need to Succeed
Other than being broke “ALL THE TIME,” a lack of motivation has to be at (or near the top) of the list of college student problems. Students find statements like the following creeping into their subconscious and their conversations with friends:
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“Man, school is so boring.”
“I just can’t get myself to study.”
“Why do we have to learn all this stuff?”
“I wish I could get my degree and get on with my life.”
“I feel so lazy, what’ wrong with me?”
If you’d uttered these words, or something similar to them, this article is for you. Believe it or not, YOU’RE not the problem. Contrary to popular (or your parent’s) opinion, you’re not a lazy slacker who’s wasting your parent’s hard-earned money at college. The problem is that you lack a strong “WHY” for being in college in the first place.
Obviously, this issue is much deeper than I can cover here in one article, but I’ll give you the “meat” of it. Write that down somewhere in your notebook so you can read it every time you feel lazy or “unmotivated.”
This statement applies to EVERYTHING you do or attempt, whether it be a relationship, a job, raising kids, and even school. So the remedy to your “lack of motivation and focus” in school comes down to your lack of a strong “WHY STATEMENT.” In other words, simply answer the following question (and write it down on a piece of paper):
WHY AM I COLLEGE?
First of all, there is no right or wrong “why” statement; there are only strong and weak ones. Here’s a test that will help you determine how strong your why statement really is. Answer the following questions clearly and honestly:
1. Is your “why” worth you putting up with bad, boring, racists, sexist, egotistical, incompetent professors for four years (or even more)?
2. Is your “why” worth you putting up with expensive, boring, and irrelevant courses?
3. Is your “why” worth you missing your family, friends, and even some meals?
4. Is your “why” worth you standing in long lines, being broke, staying up long hours studying, working part time jobs, feeling inadequate, losing sleep, and even losing some of your sanity?
I think you get the picture. I know this sounds miserable, but you have to understand that although college can be a lot of fun, it can also be very frustrating (just ask any graduating senior). If your “why statement” passes this test, you are well on your way to succeeding in college, in spite of the frustrations. If your why statement doesn’t past this test, get ready for the longest four years of your life (unless you come up with a stronger WHY statement).
By the way, MY WHY statement for college was:
“To become the first person in my family to graduate from college, move my mother out of the ghetto, and be a positive role model for my younger sister.”
I can’t say it was a good or bad WHY statement, but it sure was a strong one (it met and passed the test), and I eventually graduated at the top of my class. This was achieved after barely making it through high school.
