Stress: The Ultimate Motivator

So here I sit, in a booth at the McDonald's in Owatonna. You may be asking some questions like "Why are you all the way in Owatonna? Why are you writing a blog in such a place? Can I have $5?" Well mysterious person let me answer your questions.

I'm here in Owatonna for TEC 86, and I'm specifically in the McDonald's because I arrived in town one and a half hours early from class. I'm blogging here because it's the only time and place I've been able to find the time to write a blog post in my busy life. And no, sadly you cannot have $5, the only cash I have on me is for my TEC cup and Music Team shirt.

This brings me to the core focus of this post: my lack of time. This week marks the third week of classes for the semester and the first week my labs started for both chemistry and physics. So that's what I did with my Monday and Tuesday, along with work Tuesday night. Last night I spent my entire time at home getting ready, packing, and preparing myself for the upcoming TEC weekend which starts today. Now today I had to track down my professors to see what I would miss and turn in a lab that I did at 1am this morning. After this TEC weekend I will have a couple hours of down time to recover, sleep, wash my clothes, and then repack my suitcase for the Ag Policy Bootcamp this coming Monday and Tuesday in St. Paul. When you add all my homework and missing a chemistry lab and having to make up a physics lab, I have quite a bit on my mind, and in my backpack.

Now this entire back story brings me to the main core focus of this post: WHY? Many would, and have asked me, why would you do this to yourself Vinz. Well you see my answer is fairly simple; it's because I am so passionate. I wouldn't miss a TEC weekend or and FFA camp if I could do anything to prevent it; which is precisely what I have done. No matter what homework or notes I may have to come back to or try and squeeze in between my daily events for the next 6 days, I will do it. I guess I look it like this, if you're not stressing yourself that mainly means that you're not pushing yourself. This is not what I'm about to do, for far too long have I sat back and procrastinated my way to nothing. It's time to take the bull by the horns and crack down and further myself in whatever part of my life it may be. You cannot win today if you wait to take action tomorrow.

This also leads into what is coming up in two weeks. It is the day that could make or break my life for quite some time. It is the day that I run for Region President again, but this time I'm going to be fully prepared and ready for anything; unlike last year. This passion of mine: the National FFA Organization, is quite unique and I think will be the focus of my next blog post, so stay tuned to find out what Vinz has been through, what he hopes to do, and why he does it all in FFA!