The initial starter of my problems was procrastination. It became a habit and prevented me from completing my work on time. Procrastination has always been with me, but it has never affected my life as much as when applying for scholarships for college. What led to procrastination would be my negative self-talk. “Why put the time in doing it when I’m not going to get it in the first place,” “Have no time now for it, I’ll do it later.” This led me to the use of procrastination because …show more content…
I had the support of my family, friends, and teachers when applying for financial aid; they helped me turn it in before the due date. From the motivation of my peers, I told myself “This is not so bad. It was actually easy.” Another thing that helped me steer clear of procrastination was rewarding myself every time I sat down to complete it. I became aware of this, after reading, “Your Attitude: The Heart of The Matter,” by Langan. I became more aware that you should always give your best effort even if you don’t understand what to do for that assignment, because later on it might you in the future (Langan