In the past month, I have watched this video on repeat maybe thirty times a day. It serves as a reminder to me everyday that hard work and dedication will pay off, that in order to succeed we must want it to point that we have to be willing to make sacrifices to reach success.
In the video, the narrator quotes 50 cent saying, "Sleep? Sleep is for those people who are broke. I don't sleep; I might miss the opportunity to make a dream become a reality." This has really inspired me to push myself to work as hard as I possibly could to get to a point in life that I can truly claim to be successful.
Obviously everyone needs to sleep at some point. Not getting enough sleep is unhealthy; but wasting time on excess amounts of sleep is unnecessary. That's why I started getting my life together this past month. I've buckled down on my schoolwork, completing most of my homework by 10:30, the time I set myself go to sleep.
Thinking about this it really seems crazy to sleep at 10:30. It's considerably early for most teenagers. My reasoning? By sleeping at 10:30, I get to wake up early and practice before I go to school. I set multiple alarms for myself, the earliest being 5:30. By doing this I get an extra hour and a half to practice before I go to school at 7:30.
And honestly, there have been times when I haven't been able to drag myself out of bed to go out so early. Most of the time, I can wake up and tell myself: "Sit up. Put your feet on the floor and don't look back, because you have work to do." I remind myself that there is a reason that I set those alarms. There are reasons that I wake up every morning thinking about the same things: basketball. improvement, success. I know I have the ability to work hard. I have the ability to be dedicated. I have the chance to do right by myself and become the best that I can be and push myself to do even better. That's why I sleep at 10:30.
When do you sleep?
Side note: My favorite team, the San Antonio Spurs, inspire me to become not only better as an individual, but as a crucial member of my teams.
They inspire me not only to push myself but to also push my teammates so we can improve together.
Obviously everyone needs to sleep at some point. Not getting enough sleep is unhealthy; but wasting time on excess amounts of sleep is unnecessary. That's why I started getting my life together this past month. I've buckled down on my schoolwork, completing most of my homework by 10:30, the time I set myself go to sleep.
Thinking about this it really seems crazy to sleep at 10:30. It's considerably early for most teenagers. My reasoning? By sleeping at 10:30, I get to wake up early and practice before I go to school. I set multiple alarms for myself, the earliest being 5:30. By doing this I get an extra hour and a half to practice before I go to school at 7:30.
And honestly, there have been times when I haven't been able to drag myself out of bed to go out so early. Most of the time, I can wake up and tell myself: "Sit up. Put your feet on the floor and don't look back, because you have work to do." I remind myself that there is a reason that I set those alarms. There are reasons that I wake up every morning thinking about the same things: basketball. improvement, success. I know I have the ability to work hard. I have the ability to be dedicated. I have the chance to do right by myself and become the best that I can be and push myself to do even better. That's why I sleep at 10:30.
When do you sleep?
Side note: My favorite team, the San Antonio Spurs, inspire me to become not only better as an individual, but as a crucial member of my teams.
(My favorite play is at 3:06)
They inspire me not only to push myself but to also push my teammates so we can improve together.
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