Tuesday, October 31, 2006
How are you guys doing? Actually, one of the things I wanted to tell you both regard my grades and my expectations. As you all know, this year I am heavily involved in my School newspaper as editor and the workload hasn't been helpful. But it made me realise that being busy actually helped me. My grades are pretty ok, and I'm doing something worthwhile with my life. We all have moments of self-doubt, although mine took up the better part of my life. These few weeks taught me how to deal with pressure, and showed me how to believe in myself.
Take for example, yesterday, I had a presentation. I told myself that I wanted an A, and I will work hard towards getting an A. I told my teammates that and I kept reminding myself that I can do this. So i went all out for it. I even missed Ivy's birthday (which I'm very sorry for). But at the end of the presentation, my lecturer told my group that an A is highly possible. Most importantly, they could tell that we did heavy research and knew our topic well. This piece of praise was the best that I could ever receive. And I enjoyed the process of doing it as well, which I think is very important.
So what I'm trying to tell you guys is, although we might think otherwise, we are all capable of something great. And this greatness begins with believing in ourselves. I'm still working on it, but when you believe in yourself and you put all your strength into doing it, at the end of the day, when you see the result, you know you are always capable of goodness.
Even when you don't always see the result, you keep trying and trying until you do. And I am as sure as the sky is blue that we will all see that day come soon, if not immediately.
So whenever you feel like giving up or you've had enough, take a moment..... Close your eyes...... Clear your mind (do not lie to yourself)..... then you remind yourself that you can do this. Then you do it.
I hope you all won't see this as a hao lian session but I hope my experience will be shared with all of us. The difference between thinking you can do it and knowing you can do it is different.
Convince yourself that you can do it to the point that you won't doubt your ability....
Wei Xin
Take for example, yesterday, I had a presentation. I told myself that I wanted an A, and I will work hard towards getting an A. I told my teammates that and I kept reminding myself that I can do this. So i went all out for it. I even missed Ivy's birthday (which I'm very sorry for). But at the end of the presentation, my lecturer told my group that an A is highly possible. Most importantly, they could tell that we did heavy research and knew our topic well. This piece of praise was the best that I could ever receive. And I enjoyed the process of doing it as well, which I think is very important.
So what I'm trying to tell you guys is, although we might think otherwise, we are all capable of something great. And this greatness begins with believing in ourselves. I'm still working on it, but when you believe in yourself and you put all your strength into doing it, at the end of the day, when you see the result, you know you are always capable of goodness.
Even when you don't always see the result, you keep trying and trying until you do. And I am as sure as the sky is blue that we will all see that day come soon, if not immediately.
So whenever you feel like giving up or you've had enough, take a moment..... Close your eyes...... Clear your mind (do not lie to yourself)..... then you remind yourself that you can do this. Then you do it.
I hope you all won't see this as a hao lian session but I hope my experience will be shared with all of us. The difference between thinking you can do it and knowing you can do it is different.
Convince yourself that you can do it to the point that you won't doubt your ability....
Wei Xin
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