I'm a pre-nursing student working on my pre-reqs. I've been reading lots of posts here on allnurses lately with a common theme: end of semester burnout, and debates about quitting.
Did you know that the difference between success and failure is usually only a 10% difference in effort?
A couple of decades ago, there was this skier. His name was...ummm... I forget. Let's call him "what's his name". In the Winter Olympics that year, the gold medal winner for a certain downhill event was a guy named "Jean-Claude Killie". The silver medal winner, was....you guessed it - "What's his name".
Jean-Claude beat the number two guy by 1/10 of a second.
The next year, Jean-Claude went on to earn 2 million dollars in product endorsements. That same year, the number two guy earned $30,000 as a ski instructor.
For those of you who are getting behind, or are just shy of a passing grade and want to give up, please think about this story. Sometimes just a little extra effort is all it takes to make the difference between success and failure.
Remember: the pain is temporary - the glory is forever.
Specializes in critical care; community health; psych.
Originally posted by nursepru
I needed that story. I have a lab and lecture final coming up in A&P I and it is so hard to stay motivated when all I want to do is go play in the snow. Now I feel ready to study :)
Staying motivated is doubly had when all I want to do is play at the beach. South Florida is GORGEOUS right now. The water is still warm and the sun is still shining.
wonderbee, BSN, RN
1 Article; 2,212 Posts
Staying motivated is doubly had when all I want to do is play at the beach. South Florida is GORGEOUS right now. The water is still warm and the sun is still shining.