Hey guys!! How are you today? What's God teaching you? I wanted to talk to you guys today about... dun, dun, dun... MOTIVATION! Or inspiration, or zeal, or whatever you like to call it :P To quiz, you must learn how to be self-motivated. Google definition (:P) for self-motivation: "Initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision" and that's pretty much the gist of it. When you're self-motivated, you hit three birds with one stone (ouchy):
So it's really a win-win situation, because you aren't dependent on other people (most people don't like when they're leaned on all the time), and you'll learn some great life skills and build up your will power for when you grow up and are living in the real world. So I'm going to show you some things I've learned, which motivate me to do my best, and try to become a better person and quizzer! Whenever I really don't feel like getting down into Luke, or I don't feel like putting in the effort and setting aside an hour of my day for studying, I just remind myself of these things (usually only takes one or two of them to convince me :P) and I'm able to get to it! And, as a plus, I'm learning how to really enjoy it more consistently!
I've been trying to establish for myself, through the Word, a good foundation of... 1) who I am in Christ, 2) where I want to go in my life, 3) how hard I'm willing to work in order to get there, 4) how big I'm willing to dream, and 5) how much of the past I'm willing to let go of. And all of these work together to form excitement for my future (motivation) and ability to work harder while I'm in high school, and setting my life into motion. But in regard to quizzing, keeping track of how you're doing is essential if you want this point to make a difference. Know how far you've come, congratulate yourself in view of your progress, keep your eyes on the future (what you want from it) and know that you are capable of attaining it. And finally, realize and remind yourself everyday that every hour, every effort, counts. Know your worth, and your potential! Don't you dare look at yourself through your own eyes, or through the eyes of others: see yourself as God sees you!
There's really two different areas in which we can do this: competition and attitude. Moving up to Colorado has played a pretty big part in how this now motivates me to be a better quizzer. If I can be completely transparent with you guys, I seriously considered quitting the sport, a few weeks after moving up. And that was partly because I was intimidated by the idea of being the "grandma" (as we joked about in south Texas) of the district. I didn't think I was good enough, to be a mentor or an example, I think is the kindest way to put it. But I came to learn that all I have to do is focus on myself (more on this here), encourage and build up these incredible kids, and then they take that and fly away with it! With some help from a few old friends, I finally reached the conclusion that being the best version of myself, working hard and doing my best, involuntarily enables me to better lead/direct the newer quizzers in my district.
Obviously, making it fun is something that each quizzer will have to figure out how to do for their particular personality. Some people find it more enjoyable to sit down with a nice drink and kind of chill while they study, and other people like to get their heart pumping and workout or dance around and sing between reading/quoting verses. But the possibilities are endless, as to how you can manipulate your study time into something that you genuinely enjoy and look forward to. I'm obviously still working on this, and it's hard sometimes to come up with a way to make it fun, just because of all the extra brain power we're using to get through high school (or middle school). A good idea, one that's helped me, is to sit down on a Saturday, and just brain storm all of the different ways that I can try to add caffeine (figuratively.... most of the time) to my study sessions. I write these down, and then work through the list during the week. And it is trial and error - not everything you come up with is going to be the best thing that ever happened to your quizzing study :P But occasionally, you will come across those golden nuggets that you can use over and over an over again! So that's all I have for you guys today! I hope that these keys help you to find your spark of motivation, especially as a few of the regions are already starting the long, quiz-dry period before nationals at the end of June.
Keep your head up! God loves you and He's got AMAZING plans for every single one of you! You guys are world-changers! I pray peace over your week, joy, and supernatural boldness so that you can be the lion He created you to be! Thanks for reading! Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory
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