Path Less Traveled By 4A

           In my life, I have done nothing but wait. As each day passes, I tend to think a lot about my past and even more about my future. When I think back to all of those high school days where I’d stay up until one am writing an outline I think to myself, was it worth it? At the time it didn’t seem “worth it”, but now I see it. Walking down that isle when the announcer called my name was one of the most rewarding experiences. It felt as if in that moment when I grabbed my diploma that all my hard work had paid off. Although, I tend to look back on the past; my future has always been my first priority in the present. To be honest, Southern was not my top choice for college; I was set on going to Sacred Heart. As I walked through the red and white campus, I felt at home. Time passed and so did deadlines for scholarships. I’d say to myself every night that I could or should have done something to reach my goal, but I didn’t. I found that it was hard to stay on task. Thus far, Southern has been one of the greatest things that have happened to me. Not only am I confident in my decision by saving over 30,000 a year, but also I am going to the best school for my field of study.

            Since kindergarten, we as a society has always been asked the question, “ What do you want to be when you grow up?” In general, society has placed an absence amount of pressure on students to receive a good education. I feel that students need instant gratification in order to be motivated. Without any motivation no one would have the will power to actually do anything. In the classroom setting, most students don’t actually absorb the information for long-term usage just long enough to receive a good grade on their report cards to send off to colleges.

In the article Resistance Training For Your 'Willpower' Muscles there was a really powerful quote, “self-control is a limited resource. But over the long term, it can act more like a muscle.”  This quote is important because it’s true the more you resist something the easier it is to resist the next time.  After you resist one thing, it makes it easier to do the same to others. More times then not, its hard but once you get into a routine it makes it much easier.