What mantra is getting you through nursing school?

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Another thread has prompted me to ask: what mantra/saying/advice has gotten you through nursing school? What do you mutter every day as you head out to all the responsibility that is waiting for you?

Here are mine:

'Never let anyone or anything get in the way of your goal.'

When you think you can't do something, you WON'T. When you think you can, you WILL.

I have the above two sayings on my fridge, so I can look at them every time I open that door.....which is a lot, sadly, LOL.

Finally:

"One more day down and on my way to my goal."

These three sentences have given me strength the whole time and have made a difference for me. What helps you?

Specializes in Corrections, tele/med surg.
mine was really positive until I started school no my favorite mantra is

"she can't fail us all"

:chuckleThat is so funny! I thought I had the only class saying that...and we ALL say it!

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Specializes in Corrections, tele/med surg.

I don't really have a mantra. And I guess I am a wierdo, because I don't need one. Quitting is NOT an option, I have given up to much to be where I am at and my family needs the income I will make when I am done. Failing is not an option for the same reason. So, I just get up and push forward each day! Maybe "Quitting and Failing are NOT an option" should be my mantra.:p

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Never let yesterday use up too much of today. - Will Rogers

That and visualizing how sweet it will feel to graduate and pass the NCLEX. To know that in the future, when someone asks, "What do you do?", instead of trying to make a boring, dead-end job sound marginally interesting, I can say, "I'm an RN!!!". :nurse:

P.S. Love the "sky is pink" story... I'll be using that one too!!!

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Specializes in Postpartum/Nursery about to enter NICU I.

i have been lucky enough to find some really great friends in nursing school and we purposely try to sign up for classes together. by doing this we have formed a support system to help see us through. so i often tell them and myself we have come this far together we can go all the way. also popular with us is c=continue.:)

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Specializes in LDRP.

For when I am weak, then I am strong..

2 Cor 12:10

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Mine is:

Today I will do what others won't and someday I will do what others can't.

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Mine is: "Faith is rewarded and tolerance is celebrated as a virtue" (author unknown) and also the fact of ONLY 399 :bugeyes: days to go but who the heck is counting?????

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Specializes in na.

I didnt start yet but the way I approach everything is "It's either all or nothing"

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Specializes in ED.

"If I do the work, I will pass!"

"I must do it to get to it!"

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Specializes in Telemetry.

Satan you are a liar! God will always see me through. I also ask God to kill all negative energy that I may possess:nurse:

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My grandmother always told me to remember "If it is to be, it is up to me." Every time I want to give up, I hear her saying this to me.:heartbeat

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That everything I do is for a greater goal, and sacrifice now will only sweeten the reward....MAY 9th 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!! three long years of NS hads been hell, and i have been tested in almost everyway, but like others have said, failure is NOT an option! :yeah:

CONGRATS!!!!!:yeah::heartbeat:yeah::heartbeat:nurse:

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