So.
I'm taking a College Algebra course. Which is incredibly difficult because I haven't really even thought about any type of "algebra" for the last three years. Well, today a quiz was due, I started studying, and have taken a couple of breaks.
I just got done with my quiz. The system allows us to take it three times before the grade is submitted. The first time I got a 98%. I had ONE WHOLE HOUR to take it another two times. I'm not going to lie, I almost said to myself, "Self, a 98% is a really good grade. Go to bed." But I didn't, and I'll tell you why.
Yesterday I was able to go to a devotional for the Young Single Adults (YSA) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in my region. There was a fairly old gentleman that spoke to us. He talked about how we can develop Gifts of the Spirit (or the Holy Ghost). Along with many other wonderful topics, he mentioned that the people that are known worldwide for their physical gifts (Mozart, Michael Jordan, etc.) had to have spent at least 10,000 hours doing that one thing they were famous for.
When he mentioned that, I could not shake that from my mind. 10,000 HOURS?! I've been alive for about 8,206 days. So. If from birth I started playing the piano at least one hour a day, I would have been a pro.... in another 1,794 days.
Long reason why I kept on going taking my math quiz. I have learned I need to be more diligent with doing the right thing. And that was just one of many decisions I will make to be more diligent about being the best in what I do.
Anyway. I took my math quiz another time. Second time 'round, I got a 88%..... I was not happy, to say the least. I really was about to go to bed, saying to myself, "Self. You might not be able to beat that 98%. Go to bed." BUT! Did I? NO!
I had another thirty minutes to take the final quiz. I knew in the back of my mind the system would take the highest of the three scores, but that 100% was so close! So I took it again. And I got a 100%. I was quite satisfied at that moment, and wish I could have jumped for joy... But the rest of the house was asleep, and seeing how most really need the sleep... I might have just done a couple of fist pumps (Okay, okay, maybe 5 or 6, with some pointing at the screen involved, and exaggerated whispering.)
There is a really funny movie called "Galaxy Quest" (Tim Allen is the star in it). If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. Mainly for the humor. We meet Tim Allen as a retired actor of the popular Sci-Fi TV Sitcom "Galaxy Quest". He's abducted by aliens that believe the show is 100% true. The aliens cannot defend themselves from their enemies, and plead for Tim Allen (and the other actors of the sitcom) to help them. And they are quick to the famous line of Tim Allen's, "Never give up! Never surrender!" (No matter how much they are getting whooped).
So! To my fellow travelers in whatever "Galaxy Quest" (Hopefully that's not a copyright infringement) you might be in, "Never Give up! Never Surrender!" Whatever your goals are, you can reach them. It might take a couple of plateaus before you can get as high as you would like; As long as you are moving in the right direction, you will get there. Trust me.
I'm taking a College Algebra course. Which is incredibly difficult because I haven't really even thought about any type of "algebra" for the last three years. Well, today a quiz was due, I started studying, and have taken a couple of breaks.
I just got done with my quiz. The system allows us to take it three times before the grade is submitted. The first time I got a 98%. I had ONE WHOLE HOUR to take it another two times. I'm not going to lie, I almost said to myself, "Self, a 98% is a really good grade. Go to bed." But I didn't, and I'll tell you why.
Yesterday I was able to go to a devotional for the Young Single Adults (YSA) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in my region. There was a fairly old gentleman that spoke to us. He talked about how we can develop Gifts of the Spirit (or the Holy Ghost). Along with many other wonderful topics, he mentioned that the people that are known worldwide for their physical gifts (Mozart, Michael Jordan, etc.) had to have spent at least 10,000 hours doing that one thing they were famous for.
When he mentioned that, I could not shake that from my mind. 10,000 HOURS?! I've been alive for about 8,206 days. So. If from birth I started playing the piano at least one hour a day, I would have been a pro.... in another 1,794 days.
Long reason why I kept on going taking my math quiz. I have learned I need to be more diligent with doing the right thing. And that was just one of many decisions I will make to be more diligent about being the best in what I do.
Anyway. I took my math quiz another time. Second time 'round, I got a 88%..... I was not happy, to say the least. I really was about to go to bed, saying to myself, "Self. You might not be able to beat that 98%. Go to bed." BUT! Did I? NO!
I had another thirty minutes to take the final quiz. I knew in the back of my mind the system would take the highest of the three scores, but that 100% was so close! So I took it again. And I got a 100%. I was quite satisfied at that moment, and wish I could have jumped for joy... But the rest of the house was asleep, and seeing how most really need the sleep... I might have just done a couple of fist pumps (Okay, okay, maybe 5 or 6, with some pointing at the screen involved, and exaggerated whispering.)
There is a really funny movie called "Galaxy Quest" (Tim Allen is the star in it). If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. Mainly for the humor. We meet Tim Allen as a retired actor of the popular Sci-Fi TV Sitcom "Galaxy Quest". He's abducted by aliens that believe the show is 100% true. The aliens cannot defend themselves from their enemies, and plead for Tim Allen (and the other actors of the sitcom) to help them. And they are quick to the famous line of Tim Allen's, "Never give up! Never surrender!" (No matter how much they are getting whooped).
So! To my fellow travelers in whatever "Galaxy Quest" (Hopefully that's not a copyright infringement) you might be in, "Never Give up! Never Surrender!" Whatever your goals are, you can reach them. It might take a couple of plateaus before you can get as high as you would like; As long as you are moving in the right direction, you will get there. Trust me.
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