I have always been working hard and I do everything with my utmost best. There are times that I feel bad about myself whenever I can't get things done just because I think I don't have enough motivation which I have come to realize that motivation is overrated. No amount of motivation would’ve gotten me through hours of my textbook. 

No “vision” is enough to keep me awake til the crack of dawn on an essay that I don’t even know if the professor will check. Discipline is what determines how far you go. On those days when your cute little list of #goals and vision of yourself 5 years from now aren’t enough, discipline will pull you out of bed and get you to work. 

I wish I knew this before because I thought I couldn’t work without motivation. I wasted so much time trying to find purpose before I realized that working now, albeit blindly, will ensure that I could chase any purpose I discover in the future. 


Sure, motivation is crucial, but it’s not consistent. It’s not reliable. You can only rely on yourself and your grit.