My favorite quote is “Work hard in silence, let success be your noise,” by Frank Ocean. To me, it means that people shouldn’t tell people how hard they work rather than work hard and let other people see the results. People shouldn’t have to brag about how hard they’re working if they are actually working hard. To me, hard work should be seen on its own.
My Summer Plans
As of this very moment, my only plans for this summer are work and school work. I’m hoping to spend some time with my friends too, but they’re all going to be busy working too. I’m also looking forward to spending time with my grandfather since I’ll be staying with him most of the summer. It is crazy to think that summer is only a few months away. It seems like last summer wasn’t even that long ago. Time definitely flies by way too fast. I’m going to try to make the most out of my summer and have some fun while I’m still young.
Don’t Quit
Work to Live vs Live to Work
“If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life” -Marc Anthony. People should not go to work because they have to or because they need the money. They should go to work because they want to. They enjoy what they do and money is just a benefit of doing that thing they love. People should focus more on what they love and do that for the rest of their life rather than be miserable at a job they hate that pays well. I love what I do and that is why I work all the time. If I didn’t enjoy it, I would find a job somewhere else. Don’t just stick to something because it’s easy or because it pays good, go out and find a job you would be glad to spend the rest of your life doing.
Motivation
There are days we wake up and don’t feel like doing a single thing. I know because I have these days more often than I would like to admit. It seems hard to find motivation after sitting comfortably on the couch for hours on end. Sometimes I’ll tell myself, “Nathan, get some homework done. Nathan, go workout. Nathan, do the dishes. Nathan do this and do that.” The thing that motivates me the most is judgement. Not only judgement from other people, but also myself. I don’t want to wake up the next day and be mad at myself for not getting anything done. I don’t want people to judge me for not doing anything that day when I know I could have been doing something. Yes, sometimes the things that need to get done suck. Sometimes you just hope if you keep watching Netflix or looking at Facebook that the problem will just go away, but it just postpones it so you feel pressured to do it later. Motivation is different for everyone. Some people don’t care if they don’t do anything all day, and that’s okay because it’s their life not mine. Find what motivates you and use that to your advantage.
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