Be motivated at all costs

Make sure you are highly motivated when you undertake studies. Well, to cut to the chase, sometimes, you want to start higher education studies right out of high school without knowing what you're actually going to face. So, you spend a blank year realizing a little too late that it was not your calling! It doesn't matter, does it? As long as you get back on track the following year by choosing the training that suits you, no hassle! 

Either way, as mentioned at the beginning of this post, you need to, and I mean it, be willing to go the extra mile if you want to get results. Of course, you will need elbow grease to revise your lessons as you go. Surround yourself with motivated learners, the very ones who will serve as role models to inspire you whenever you feel below average and help you move forward in positive thinking and action. You can't accomplish much if you don't try hard! As the saying goes, no pain, no gain! 

Things don't happen out of nowhere: you have to soldier on, even if it can be tough at times! Whenever you can't be bothered doing something, pick up the gauntlet in a quest for achievement and go for it! 

Keep a stiff upper lip and before you know it, your endeavours will pay off.