Inspirational Ambitions

Tick, tock. Tick, tock.

The clock moves on, the calendar flips over, time goes by.

157 days till exams.

171 days till it's all over.

So little time, so much to do.

With all that, you'd assume I'd have my head down, working away, trying to do my best this year.

Yeah, right. It's not that easy.

There's wanting to do your best, and then there's actually being motivated and doing your best.

I'm the former.

Motivation.

Inspiration.

Goals.

Ambitions.

I have a lot of plans. A lot of goals. A lot of dreams.

As I like to say, most things cost a lot of money (something that I don't have much of). But, dreams are free. So that's what I do. I dream.

But these dreams will never become a reality. Never. Not un

less I actually aim for them, do my best and work t

owards them day in, day out, even if it involves something I really don't want to do. Such as Physics, for example. Now, this may not be a vital subject to my goals, however the general knowledge of it can't help, and the credits certainly c

ould. Everything counts. Everything. Even if you don't see it now.

I'm an avid procrastinator, as anyone who reads this blog (as few of you as there may be) know well. I'm working on it; I'm getting better. Slightly

. It's a long, slow, journey--a work in progress. Add to this mix the fact that I don't enjoy half the subjects I take this year, and that one of them is by correspondence and thus is even easier to put aside than the others, and you end up with... not a heck of a lot.

Procrastination + Boredom and lack of interest = Not a heck of a lot

There's another, good, side to me, though. I never miss deadlines (honestly). I thrive for achievements (proof: Mafia Wars). Goals are excellent motivation for me. If you add these to the mix...

(Bad stuff) + Goals and Deadlines = Ambitions Achieved + Unimaginable things

The bad stuff is no match for my goals and deadlines. Who knows what could happen when these are in place? Self discipline and motivation will, one day, pay off with all sorts of things you could never dream of now. You don't see it? Trust me. One day you will.

When I started the year I was somewhat motivated with a fresh start, new ideas and hopes and dreams. Then it slowly died down. I started procrastinating more and putting things aside. To put it plainly, I just couldn't be bothered. I was lazy.

Then I got a wake up call a couple of weeks ago, and I'm back on track. I set goals, and suddenly I'm focusing and making progress again. It's a heavy workload this year compared to last year. But if I keep at it, slowly chipping away at all the assignments and homework, I'll get there in the end.

Goals are wonderful things. I know that they sure do a lot for my motivation. Set them for yourself, try them out, see if they can do the same for you.

I have a lot of dreams. A lot of ambitions.

There's a heck of a lot to do before I can possibly achieve them. Years of study and hard work. But when I finally get there, it will have all been worth it. Short term goals to get through the year's work, and long term goals for what I want to ultimately achieve. Both will help. Put in the hard yards now and it will pay off.

For now, 171 days and counting.