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?
"Dont ask for a lighter load, ask for a stronger back"
Tuition for my autistic sons private school he will start in two years is over 550 bucks a month if I dont make it through nursing school, he will have to go to public school. That thought definitely pulls me through the really really tough times.
The mantra that got me through nursing school is the same one that has gotten me through every tough spot in my life thus far - "This too, shall pass." Hang in there students. It won't last forever, it just feels like it does.:icon_hug:
mine was always "only x more clinicals" or "only x more weeks". it has always been too, once i'm done i can move back out of my parents house . most recently it has been "only one 2 more months til i can buy my townhome" today...only 7 more weeks and one more final!
"That which causes us trials shall yield us triumph: and that which make our hearts ache shall fill us with gladness. The only true happiness is to learn, to advance, and to improve: which could not happen unless we had commence with error, ignorance, and imperfection. We must pass through the darkness, to reach the light."
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twinkerrs
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"Dont ask for a lighter load, ask for a stronger back"
Tuition for my autistic sons private school he will start in two years is over 550 bucks a month if I dont make it through nursing school, he will have to go to public school. That thought definitely pulls me through the really really tough times.