2. I don’t feel like I’ve had a moment where I’ve wanted to give up. I believe it’s because I took a gap semester and as this is my first semester back, I feel really motivated to get the work done. I feel my attitude has developed in that I feel like I’m close to finishing school, so this is the last “push” before I get to do so. I would say the experience that has helped me is that gap semester, as at that time I really didn’t feel motivated to study, but now I do.
3. I would say developing a tenacious mindset comes from being disciplined and having goals/ ambitions in mind. This becomes a “life” attitude as in college there are deadlines, and your sense of alertness comes from wanting to get a passing or good grade. I would say for three steps: Have a schedule and be disciplined about it, get involved in other things other than school to develop a work habit, and I’d say get sleep and wake up early. I’ve found doing the work early in the morning gets me feeling accomplished already throughout the day and makes me want to keep going.
