This is Hard Work

I'm currently reading a book called "101 'Answers' for New Teachers and Their Mentors" by Annette L. Breaux. One of the messages in there is so thought-provoking and I feel it applies not only to teaching, but to weight loss, college, and more. The message is as follows, but the word "teaching" could easily be replaced with "losing weight", "finishing college", "relationships", etc etc.

"Please understand that teaching is hard work! The road will be rocky at times. You will stumble and fall on occasion. You may even bleed a little. But understand, also, that nothing worthwhile comes easily. The rewards of teaching far outweigh the demands." This is truly something to think about no matter what goal you're trying to reach. As was asked in "The Girl Next Door", "Is the juice worth the squeeze?". It's important to evaluate what you want and if it's worth the hard work and demands that it takes to get it, then that's all you need to think about to motivate yourself when you're getting down.

I'll try to remember this when I'm tired of eating vegetables, tired of studying and doing hours upon hours of homework, tired of being pulled in a million different directions. The end result (being in great physical shape, starting my career, moving to NYC, getting married, etc.) WILL be worth all of the hard work I'm going to put forth. That is the bottom line, really.