It’s 2016. You need motivation? No, what you need is discipline.
IT’S TIME TO FOCUS.Force yourself to do things. Force yourself to get up early, make your bed, go get ready, and go. Force yourself to make plans for the day, and follow through with all those plans.
Force yourself to get to class early so you can look over the material. Force yourself to pay attention in class and turn off your phone or at least put it on silent. Stop texting your friends and going on Instagram in class. You are wasting your time, so why even bother going to class if your are going to be distracted? Be selfish. Stop giving your time to people that do not matter. YOUR TIME IS SO SO PRECIOUS. STOP WASTING IT!This is the most important thing that you can do right now, take care of you and your education. Stop being distracted by the world and it’s never ending problems. This is the time that you need to put toward yourself because you are the greatest investment of your life.
EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
EVERYDAY is a chance to wake up and give your 150%.
EXHAUST yourself. That is the only way to give your all. At the end of the day, you should be exhausted from working so much, from reading so much, from exercising so much.
Don’t go home because you are tired. Do whatever you need to get done and don’t come home until it’s all done. Stay late at the library. You feel tired? Good. That is how you know you are giving it your best. Go to the gym, and give your work out your all.
When you go home, you should feel like you are drained. You should feel like you have nothing left to give because you gave it your all. Because then, you can be proud of yourself and everything you have achieved.
Giving it your all is what matters. Give your all every single day. Discipline your mind and your body and you will become successful.You fall back one day? That is O.K., try the next day. You are human, so accept your mistakes. However, love yourself enough to know that you will never giving.
THIS IS IT. THIS IS YOUR LIFE. Right now, no matter what circumstances we are all in, is what matters. Take advantage of today. Write down your dreams and force yourself to work toward them, one day at a time.
IT’S TIME TO FOCUS.
THIS is your year. This is your life. One day at a time baby. One day at a time. Go ahead and don’t stop.
Welcome 2016!
It’s almost here! And I can’t wait for it to fly by quickly while giving me enough time and space to prepare well for my Step 1 and enjoy every moment! :D

Resolutions? I have a potpourri of it boiling up in my head:
- Prepare for USMLE Step 1
- Pray hard
- Love my family and friends TONS!
- Love my fiance tons <3
- Prepare hard for USMLE Step 1
- Live more heartily
- Be productive
- Kill procrastination
- Level up my Upwork (freelancing!)
- Prepare harder for USMLE Step 1
- Give time to my brother’s studies
- Cook healthy stuff!
- Exercise and jog more
- Take my medblr seriously (hehe)
- Spend more time with family, friends and him
- Prepare even more hard for USMLE Step 1
- Stay motivation and geared up
- Multitask (!)
- Get involved in research (write a paper this year, please baby)
- Hit on electives
- Practice practice practice for Step 1
- Take my USMLE Step 1 ^.^
Amen!

Happy new year, world! Let’s make it our best so far! (Okay? Okay.)
My 2016 bucket list!
2016 is approaching fast (it’s almost there) and I am just realizing that this year is going to be super crucial for me!!!

Time is literally squeezing. I’m in 4th year, and will soon graduate. And since I am an IMG (international medical graduate), I don’t want the qualms of studying for my steps in internship time. So I need Step 1 done in 2016!
I have broken down my path week-wise, and will work subject-wise in a systematic way to unlock this aim. I have things planned up, and will post them with time. :)
Second, I am looking to increase my productivity and stay healthy. I am very sloppy with my health matters. I sit and eat, study and sleep. Simple as that. I now resolve to eat healthy and incorporate exercise in my life.

And best of all, I need to generate more intimacy with God! Amen.
(to be continued…)
-> What is the #01 thing in your 2016 wishlist?
-> Are you targeting Step 1 in 2016 too?