This is a good motto anyone can adopt. It makes us push harder when we feel like giving up, and essentially gets the best out of us. What sets the difference between achievers and non-achievers? The belief that 'I can do it' makes the difference. I'm no great achiever myself. I admit that I often overestimate myself, resulting in many disappointments. But at least I've realized this mistake, and know that I must never repeat it again.

For those who are satisfied with what they have, don't be. As the saying goes, 'Unreasonable people shape the world'.

If you let all the little stuff stop you, how can you overcome greater obstacles? Stress is an excuse for not achieving. As Anthony Robbins puts across as the definition of rationalization, 'The only thing which stops you from where you are and where you wanna be is the story about why you can't achieve it. So forget the story!'

However what I feel we are lacking is consistency. Yes, all of us should have heard it many times. The only way we can ensure success in studies is to be consistent. I'm a procrastinator, meaning I slack all year round, until the exams come (sometimes even during exams). So what divides us from students of top schools? The psychology of a top student. If we learnt how to model the mindset of a top student, we would become one eventually.

So for those who think that as long as they study hard, they're ensured success? Wrong! With the same mindset, it is impossible to study harder than you already are, and get more than you are currently achieving.

'cogito ergo sum, I think therefore I am' -Rene Descartes