Something I contemplate over a lot is my bad habit of procrastination. I actually had just written an article about my struggles with procrastination.

It can be very hard to just initially start a project; in fact, I think that is the hardest part. Once you start, and the productivity flows, it can feel really good to be getting your work done. That’s what you often forget about: the feeling of accomplishment.

For now on, I’m focusing on the feeling of accomplishment, rather than the dread of beginning.

To be honest, I love going to the library and spending an hour or more on school work. Sure, it is working and it isn’t exactly a leisure activity, but it feels good to be productive.

It feels good to accomplish your work, have confidence in your work, and not have anything hanging over your head for your classes tomorrow. That feeling is what makes the end of the day much easier.

It might take you time to get there and get started, but once you do, it feels good to have known you did something worthwhile.

This hard work goes beyond assignments for school, of course. Looking at the bigger picture; perhaps you are working for a reward more valuable than grades: money. Going to work is hard and many days you dread going.

But what happens when you get that paycheck?

All the dread is forgotten about, and in that moment you are just happy, proud, and grateful to be in your position. We have to put the work in, which can be hard, but it does pay off in the end.

It is that end result that encourages us to work in the first place.

Yes, I want to pass my class, so I’m going to do my homework.

Yes, I want to be fit, so I am going to go to the gym.

Yes, I want to make money, so I’m going to get a job.

It is all really simple, but it can be a struggle when we forget what we are working towards.

The goal is to focus on the end result, and from there, think back on how to achieve it. Remember what you are working towards, so that motivation doesn’t run out.

In the end, hard work pays off.