The key to success

In approximately one month is New Year’s Eve. According to a tradition you make your resolutions with a lot of enthusiasm. But… what is the situation at the end of January? Did you stick to any of your intentions? Or think of your everyday life at university: Is it difficult for you to meet deadlines or start early enough learning for an ex

When we attended the primary school or the secondary modern school your teachers were always caring about you. They wanted you to write a good mark and so they tried to motivate you. But now we all go to university and things have changed a lot. It’s up to you to spur yourself on to work hard and give your best. However, self-motivation gets kind of impossible when you believe that you won’t reach your goals. In this phase you even start blaming others for your neglect concerning studying.
How do you get motivated? Is the decision to actually start learning sufficient? No, motivation is more like a process that grows with every goal you achieved and decreases through your failure.
Motivation only isn’t enough. There are two other key words which are inevitable for being successful: time management and discipline. Time management helps you to get an overview of the topics of your upcoming exams. Especially when you have a lot to learn a timetable with fixed learning units help you to get on top of the situation. You don’t have to be a genius for organization. Do you the famous authoress Vera Birkenbihl? She has written a thousand books about passing exams, time organisation and so on. Often we don’t connect positive thoughts with the expression “discipline”. It means self-control. You need to abandon certain practices you like in order to reach an aim.

Unfortunately, there isn’t a magic formula that tells you how to avoid any future fiascos. Have faith in yourself and don’t let all your bad experiences bring you down.