When you first get into college, everything is so clear you can almost touch it. Your goals are naive but very well thought out. Simple but actionable and everything you is dedicated to getting grades and graduating top of the class. A couple of months in, things start to get hazy. You’ll prefer to go out with your friends instead of catching up with school. Just like that, you lose focus of what really matters. Before your parents give you the pep talk, let me save you the trouble with some quotes that could hopefully shepherd you back to the light and help you to get back to the top of your class. Just as you had planned.

1. Start by doing the necessary, then what’s possible and before you know it, you’ll be doing the impossible.

You do not have to start by moving mountains. Simply start by putting a couple of minutes aside to go through your studies. In small steps and you will find yourself making leaps.

2. Success is walking from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.

The greatest fear that most students have is failing time and time again. But the most important thing is keeping your spirits up and ready yourself for success. It can’t be too far off.

3. Your time is limited. Do not waste it living someone else’s life.

Agreeably, most of us lost a great chunk of our college lives trying to live lives that were not ours and impress people who did not even care. Do not make the same mistake. Make it about yourself and your goals.

4. Don’t say that you do not have enough time. You have the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci and Thomas Jefferson.

Great people who did great things. You have the same similarity with them. The same number of hours they had, is the same number of hours you have. All that matters is how you decide to use the time.

5. If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

Things always seem hard if you think of them as being hard. If you change your perception, your challenges will also change.

6. If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer will always be no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.

It all start by trying. If you never try, you will never really find out what the response would have been.

7. There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.

You might have to miss a party here and a basketball game there but what lies ahead is definitely worth your trouble.

8. Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start now and make a brand new ending.

If you feel you have messed up and there is no chance to repair things or even your grades, do not despair, you can always start now and create a new ending for yourself.

9. Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.

You have definitely faced some challenges. Usually you will try something else. But these should not deter you. In any case you should use them as guidelines.

10. Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Now that you have gotten some motivation to get you started build a habit that will get you going the rest of the way. It is a choice that you will never regret.

It is never too late to make things right. After all, college is about learning from your mistakes and this quotes will help you in your recovery process and help you get back to the top of that class.