<p>I was wondering some of the techniques you guys use to stay motivated in the gym and in studies ..</p>
<p>Chocolate. Lots of chocolate.</p>
<p>It sounds cheesy but, honestly, just think about your future. Concentrate on where you want to go to college/what you want to do with your life and how you need to succeed in high school to make your goals a reality. That’s what keeps me motivated during the most stressful times; but that’s only academically. As for the gym, I can’t say much. Lol.</p>
<p>Whenever I start losing focus when studying, I stop, and I go exercise. Push-ups, jogs, whatever. Beats sitting there staring at a something you currently have no interest in. </p>
<p>On a macro level, I tell myself that I want to live a relatively happy life, and that studying is important. </p>
<p>In the gym … when they’re other people around I look at how hard they’re working it and I try to emulate them. I also tell myself that if I can’t do it now, then I’ll likely never be able to do it. If I can’t do 100 pushups now, then when? Most likely never - at least not in this life. Yeah. I get pretty deep even @ the gym. If you could read my thoughts at the gym, you’d probably see me thinking about hemoglobin and lusting after hemoglobin molecules with eight heme groups.</p>
<p>Honestly, the possibility of disappointing my loved ones is what keeps me going. I’m pretty self-conscious and dislike disappointing people for some reason.</p>
<p>For school whenever I don’t want to do my homework/study/skip some EC I think about my goals. I want to go into medicine and I know that going to a college with a strong pre-med program will help. If I really need motivation I go on the website of my dream college.</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing … Hmm I should give it a try</p>
<p>I take a lot of pride in everything I do. I want everything I do to be the best I can, and thats always in the back of my mind. When I get completely demoralized though, I go and do something that relaxes me (usually this is chilling out to some music or playing a game of Madden or something), and then head back to it.</p>
<p>I do it for the sake of being a perfect child so my daddy will brag about me. Nah, just kiddin brah :-}
But Heeyyyyyyy, if i do it now, i have time to hang out with my friends later!</p>
<p>In the gym, the 10/10 hotties :]</p>
<p>In the studies, career and money</p>
<p>I look at my long time goals :):)</p>
<p>Money. I think of all the pleasures I can have later if I just stop complaining right now, and sit down and study. And I think how much better I’ll be than everyone else. And how I’ll be able to tell someone, one day, that I made it in life, when everyone else didn’t. Or how good it’ll feel to be able to support Republican economic policies cause I’m in the top 1%. Or whatever other rationalizations I come up with. But it usually has to do with success.</p>
<p>boys. boys. and boys. 
and the fact that in a few more years, its all over.</p>
<p>^except then College comes after. It’s way better, I think many will agree.</p>
<p>As for the topic, well, I didn’t have to try to motivate myself, really. Fitness, I just did a sport after school, and then a workout or two on days I didn’t have school. My family is very athletic and fit so it’s normal, I guess. I like feeling fit too, beats feeling out of shape. And school, I like getting A’s. Or better yet, being an outlier and getting crazy high test scores :D</p>
<p>Edit: crazy high scores compared to the class, not CC.</p>
<p>The answer to the question is quite simple, just pray and wish you could be ME.
LOL.</p>
<p>I just remind myself "Do you really want to turn out like your parents???!! Keeps me going lol</p>
<p>I just like learning. Call me crazy. XD
Well, except English. I’m NEVER motivated for English.</p>