Hey everyone! Sorry about the delay in posting; the past few weeks have been a bit hectic. But with everything starting to roll with the new season, I wanted to address one of the hardest parts of quizzing, even though it's something that I still struggle with. The hardest part isn't jumping speed, it's not finishing the question when you pre-jump, it's not the long drives to the tournaments; it's opening our scripture portions. Once you get started it gets easier, just like working out. But the hardest battle to win is the argument between your drive and your excuses - which is stronger? Which one wins most often? Which one is easier to give into? But you know, our biggest struggles end up being our biggest victories; all it takes is the right tools, and a dedicated person to use them. The thing you have to remember, when fighting this, is to never let a previous failure go to your heart, or a win to your head. As long as we know that, we can always work on a level playing field. Will power, like memory, and abs, is a muscle. The more you use it, the more you push it to it's limits, the stronger it gets, and the more it will do for you in the long run. Having to use it during my quizzing career has helped me in other areas of my life as well, like home schooling, active work, and spending time with family and friends. Without a strong will power, there's not much we can get done, because we'll only end up working when we're in the mood for it, and we all know that that doesn't happen every day. Obviously, I don't have it figured out, I still make tons of mistakes and I end up having to pick up my own slack later on, and that sucks. But the important thing isn't to do be perfect in everything I do; it's to learn, and to focus on being better. If I wake up with that mindset, it's a lot easier to win the fight between my excuses and my priorities. Although I'm obviously all for getting motivated, and I don't believe there's anything wrong with trying to keep yourself that way, being a disciplined quizzer is a heck of a lot scarier to the competition. The quizzers who have mastered this are the ones you're going to see up at the front for medals and awards over and over again. Sometimes you just have to do it. Results don't care if you're in a good mood or not. Although it's more enjoyable, you'll always thank yourself later on if you make yourself put in the work so you have what you need to reach your goals. It's important to get the the deepest root of why you're doing what you're doing, and why you're going to work so hard for it. If you're sure of this, then you'll be able to remind yourself of it when you feel like watching a tv show instead of studying (guilty!). Taking control of these little decisions is the foundation for taking control of those big decisions, because any habits we have now will only be magnified when we grow up - and that both scares and motivates me :P. It's essential to be the boss of your minutes. Minutes are the building blocks of hours, which are the things days are made of. Soon enough days turn into weeks, and weeks turn into months, which can fill a life time. Learn to be the boss of your minutes, and you'll find yourself being the boss of your life. That being said, you won't change your life in one day - growth comes gradually, it always has. In every part of how the universe works, you have to start as a seed, and work and wait to become a fully grown tree. When things don't work that way, it's a lot more likely that something will go wrong. For instance, people winning the lottery and then not being able to handle money correctly because they never really had any to begin with. But self-made millionaires on the other hand, have a little more wisdom, even though it took a lot more time and effort. When you have some special time set aside for investing in your quizzing career (AKA studying) really put your all into it. Just like a real job, if you are going to be there anyway, be all there, and you'll see better results. The Rogers invitational is in 21 days, and it is over the first five chapters of Luke. Excited to see all of you there, and I hope that your practice and study until then is some of the best you've ever had! Let's make this tournament a competition to remember! Thank you for reading, everyone, and the best of luck at Rogers! Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! your fellow quizzer, Mallory
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