Assignment 19- Elizabeth Piper

"Every minute you waste in doing nothing just remember that someone is getting smart somewhere else"

This quote is hanging up in my grandmother's quilting room. One day when I was smaller I asked her about it. I wondered why she put it up. She told me that it was to remind her that you can't just sit around and wait to get better you have to actually do it yourself because there will be people everywhere working hard and you just have to work harder.
Now that I am in high school and I am constantly competing to get into the best programs and set myself up for success in the future, I am always thinking of this quote.
I used to always blame my situation or I would come up with every excuse in the book for why I wasn't doing as well as others. Now because of this quote and what my grandmother told me I know that only I can change the outcome. This quote has made me more determined and more motivated to try and get things done. Now I know that the only way I can achieve my goals is to work out and just work harder than the competition.