Studying can be a daunting and excruciating task, especially if you will aim to excel in your class; however, it will be rewarding in the end if you are a tenacious and resilient student in being committed to your academic responsibilities. Although, I try my best to be consistently determined and be responsible to my studies but there were times that I neglected my academic responsibilities. Consequently, I constantly reminded myself of these five factors that keep me motivated and enthusiastic with my education. 

1.)   Firstly, I think of a factor that shaped me into who I am today, which is my family; I am studying hard because I want to reciprocate the love and sacrifices of my mother. 

2.)  We are humans where we can feel unmotivated and uninterested at some point in our lives. I frequently meditate since solitude is vital in improving my performance where I can reassess and reflect.

3.)  Thirdly, I wanted to bounce back and be committed to my academic responsibilities since I enjoy the feeling of being awarded academically where it boosts my self-confidence. 

4.)  In addition, I allow myself to relax and unwind after a heavy task since I always protect my mental health.

5.)  Finally, I am a very futuristic type of individual, so whenever I am being uncommitted with my academic responsibilities, I remind myself to redirect my focus since I always envision a healthy life where I have a house, I am financially stable. I am genuinely contented with what I have. 

These five factors help me to be determined, resilient, and passionate in my life!

            Life can be enormously challenging yet exciting so, my advice for the future Reave Mhar in 3 to 5 years from now is to always live up to this quote, “doing beyond good enough is what sets apart the best from the rest.” I believe that in order for me to be committed, satisfied, and be happy with my job to have a great performance at work is to always exert my best capabilities. Presently, whenever I involve myself in any endeavors in life, I make sure that I am at my best version of myself and do my best abilities. Fortunately, this can always make me contented and motivated to do excellently with my works, and this mindset will always be my greatest advice for my future self, to be the best. Furthermore, I will advise myself to stay focused on my goals in life, be open-minded to various perspectives, and keep my burning passion to my work or job.

In addition, It is okay to feel like there are times wherein we seem to get uncommitted to our academic responsibilities, we have feelings too. We are all humans and that is normal but we must encourage ourselves that this degree that we are studying is for our own future. 

1. I always go back to why I am here and my purpose.  

2. I think of my family. 

3. I always took consideration of what would be my future self and future life.

4. I hate regrets that’s why in every performances, I gave my all. 

5. I always consider my everyday performance as a once in a lifetime opportunity. 

            The above-mentioned are not totally the step-by-step process, but more likely my ways on how I could bounce back and improve my performances every single day. Every battle I face in life where I feel like I am failing or about to lose, I always go back on those thinking because those thoughts are my own image of strengths – they gave me reasons to fight back. And to everyone who are reading this and feeling that they are failing in their academe, know that your feelings are valid and let it be released, and after that bounce back stronger and braver because the only thing you can accomplish difficulty and uncertainty is to face it and fight it back.  

1. I always feel motivated when I look at my tuition fee and the effort that my parents made for me to enroll in this course.

2. I don't force myself when I feel like I don't want to accomplish the task because I know I'll just do it half-heartedly just for the submission.

3. I take some time off and recharge my energy for me to function well on my next tasks.

4. I reward myself by watching a movie, scrolling through social media, listening to music, and enjoying my coffee time.

5. After all the recharging, I always remind myself that I need to finish my academic responsibilities by telling myself "mag tuon ta kay dita brayt" and to be that "Mysterious rich tita" in the future.

I am not the achiever type of student. I lack in a lot of areas when it comes to studying. Nevertheless, I don't put pressure on myself because studying is supposed to be fun and should not be a burden.

Although, I am not an achiever type of student, but these factors help me to be determined in life. 

The fact is, even on days when I want to give up, I just let myself be miserable because it's the easiest way for me to cope with my inability to function properly and complete lack of motivation. In other words, you're shielding yourself from the dangers of your surroundings, such as the people and objects in it. I take a week off to think, rest, and recover from the stress, and then I get back up and keep searching for my life's meaning.

Growing up, my mother has taught me the importance of organizing and placing things in order. From this, I have learned to utilize and apply it in the most aspects of my life, particularly at work and school. Being a full-time call center agent and full-time student have trained me how to become more efficient in managing and balancing my time. Working at night and studying at morning is certainly not easy. It took me so much time before I completely adjust my body’s internal clock. My shift starts at 10:00 PM and ends at 9:00 AM, that means I have no sleep. My classes start at 9:30 AM and ends at 6:00 PM, that includes all the vacant time in which I take my power nap. The good thing is, Tuesday, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, are my rest – days from work and on those days, I can definitely spend my time for school, while on weekends, I spend my time for work. I would say I’m now in the stage of being an adult for doing such kind of routine. 

And in order for me to deal with it, there should be a presence of time division. For me, a good student knows the importance of studies and there’s no way to compromise it. And with this being said, one factor of being a good student is to read in advance. Advance reading is one of my strategies. It helped me become more participative in the class. The flow of the discussion between the teacher and student will make it more interactive. 

To complete and follow the lessons in a specific subject, I do a proper plan preparation. First, I use calendars because for me, it’s the fundamental step in managing daily school activities. Second, I motivate myself to do better because it benefits me to increase my quality of work. Also, I spent two to three hours to complete a certain task. It already includes brainstorming, composing of thoughts and articulating ideas. I am not fan of procrastinating. I keep reminding myself not to waste time and get rid of the unnecessary things not related to school task to enhance productivity. Third, when working out a certain task, I constantly make sure that my mind is clear, and out of pressure. Because sometimes, when I am so pre – occupied, I tend to lose on focus, and it affects my cognition. Lasty, I don’t work on my task if it’s already beyond my capacity. It is highly essential to plan our task ahead of time so that we can allocate time and work on it without getting drained. 

In conclusion, finding balance and time management is always the key to bounce back and increase my performance both being a student and being an employee. For me, it is never a good idea to only focus on one particular area. I have always tried to find a healthy balance between my academic workload, participating in social and extracurricular activities, and giving myself a time to relax, unwind, and to give myself a break because I deserved it.