An affirmation is defined as the assertion that something exists or is true. When the freshmen class was told to think of a positive affirmation that they could remind themselves of throughout the school year, my first thought was grades. Grades are what differentiates each student from one another. It’s the difference between a 2.9 and a 3.0 that shows whether, you have drive and a good handle on time management, versus a procrastinator that can hand average work in last minute. I decided to make my positive affirmation [as high as I thought I could do in my first semester.] That way, anything below that quality would be considered inadequate and therefore would make me try even harder to make that positive affirmation stand true. “In my
