Perspective means “the way you view experiences.”Have you heard the story about the teacup? Two people sit down at a table. There is only enough tea for one cup so they each have a cup of tea to drink. One person looks at the cup and says,”Oh my, the cup is half empty.”The other person look at the cup and says,”Oh, look,the cup is half full.”Which kind of person are you?
At this point in your review, it is easy to become discouraged. However, if you choose the “half full”perspective , you will have more energy to continue your studies. Yes, there is a lot to review. If you understand the strategies, you have a choice. You can say “Oh my, I know only half of this.”Instead, you can say,” Oh look; I already know half of this.” You choose.
Believe in yourself. Don’t look at the long distance you have to yet to travel. Celebrate the long distance that you have already traveled. Then you will have the energy and the courage to keep going.
Goals can be experienced as mental images. You can close your eyes and imagine everything, just like a movie. See yourself achieving your goal. Watch yourself as you attend school or practice you profession in your ideal environment. See other people congratulating you. Enjoy your success.
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearances, giftedness, or skill. The remarkable thing is, we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we embrace for that day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people may act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitude.

