How you do anything is how you do everything. I heard this quote from the former Kent State football coach, who used it as a mantra for his team. This team ended up having the highest GPA of any KSU football team, ever.

You can’t expect to be great in one part of your life, while being a slacker in other parts of it. The type of effort and commitment that you choose to put into the things that you do is your choice, every day. You can choose to work hard and do your best, or you can choose to look for shortcuts or avoid putting in the hard work. And it just isn’t realistic to think that you can work super hard in certain areas while totally slacking off in other areas.

So when you’re feeling unmotivated, or like you would rather be slacking off, think about the kind of person you want to be in general. Make that choice, and then apply it right now. Be the best version of yourself when you don’t really feel like it, and you’ll find it easier to be the best version of yourself all of the time.