Sometimes You Just Have To Work For It

The other day I read a quote by Thomas Edison that said, “The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually disguises itself as hard work”.

This got me thinking about how often we may pass up a perfectly good opportunity just because we don’t want do the work.

Think about it. The average kid makes about 3,000 decisions a day;trust me,I Googled it.

We make decisions both big and small, such as, when to do homework, what to wear and whether or not to obey our parents.

Sometimes our choices throughout the day will depend on what we “feel” like doing rather than what might be in our best interest.

Let’s say a friend asks you to take a medical class with them at a local college. Maybe you are tired and don't really feel like going.

Choosing to go despite how you feel could be the thing that sparks your interest in pursuing the medical field. It could be the difference in you becoming a doctor or not! You get new chances every single day to do or be something great.

However, even though good opportunities can come unexpectedly, socanbadones.

It is easy to choose laziness over hard work. Sometimes we sit down to play just one game and an hour later we realize that we haven’t even touched our math homework.

From there, the day spirals downward. We never seem to be able to get caught up, which results in not getting to do that fun thing I had been looking forward to.

As a high school homeschooler, you may be faced with many decisions.

With more responsibility comes more opportunity, but also more temptation.

My advice to you this week is to be careful about which choices to make and when make them.

Be aware of the offers that are thrown at you because you never know how they are going to change your life in the future. If something seems hard, it just might be worth the effort!

You can do anything, sometimes you just have to work for it.