THERE'S ALWAYS A PRICE

I'm sure you've heard the expression, "You get what you pay for," many, many times. Well, it is true.

If you reverse that thought, it is also very true. You pay for what you get. Even if you don't do something that would bring about a desired result, say you don't study properly for an exam; you are paying a price for that. The price could be earning a high grade. The price could be just passing the test. But those are the types of "fees" you will by charged by electing to do something else with your time and not doing what you know you needed to do.

I was very proud of myself for getting all of my online students' mid-term grades posted 12 hours before the deadline professors were given. What is most important to remember with that accomplishment is that in order to do that, I had to sacrifice and miss out on doing some other things and while I was grading, commenting and posting, I couldn't allow myself to get distracted.

It's not enough to know what you want. You have to also decide what you're willing to do, as well as give up, to accomplish it.