On applying myself...
People used to always tell me that I would do well if I applied myself. Looking back, I could probably think of a few example where this definitely would have been true.
Biggest example: school. I didn't have the best grades going into college (or out of college, for that matter). I'm sure if I spent the same amount of time in high school studying than hanging out with my friends, I probably could have gotten into some better schools. At SJSU, if I spent as much time studying for my Calculus class than hanging with the Table, I probably would have passed and kept on being an engineer. Unfortunately, I didn't pass, but I did find something that fit me better.
The main reason for this focus on applying myself is this current quest to lose weight. I've tried before, but never took it really seriously and never lost much weight. But now that I've started to apply myself and focus on it and seeing the results every week, I'm starting to think to myself "why didn't I do this sooner?" I guess everyone was on to something when they told me to just apply myself.
Words to live by
Sometimes you feel like quitting -- everybody feels like quitting. In life, it's ok to feel like quitting. Just don't quit.
- Rich "Ace" Franklin
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