Straight to the point: the one thing that guarantees your academic success is knowing that there is no one thing that guarantees your success. Shocked? Surprised? Don't be. You see success is built on many different factors that you must not be ignorant of. Several unified collective activities are necessary to be successful, and those activities have to be done consciously, deliberately and consistently.
It's just like building a skyscraper. It takes a lot of tasks and processes to get it done. You can't just wake up to see a skyscraper built overnight. Okay, you can see them in movies, but hey, this is no movie. This is life, real life. A lot has to go into getting the building done. From getting the supplies to laying the foundation and so on. It involves many people, many processes and a lot of time.
Many people get frustrated when they do not experience academic success. They seem passionate about getting it, about doing better, but it just seems that all their effort is like punching the air, nothing achieved. They give in to the voice of frustration and decide to give up. They can take it no longer. Why should they keep trying when nothing seems to work out? Wasted time. Wasted effort. Wasted hope. Or so they think.
There are usually two things common to such people:
1. They Aren't Doing Something Right
Their expectations are not met because they do not do the right thing. Fine, they carried out certain steps and activities that could have propelled them but they left out some vital activities. It's just like an automobile; if it is fueled, but with the tires removed, it still will not move. Yes, you fueled it. But no, it won't move. And that's because you left out something, as vital as the fuel, the tires.
Something similar happens to those students; they leave out something vital. It may not be deliberate but it's omitted nonetheless.
2. They Are Expecting Magic
Strange right? But true nonetheless. Some students believe that effort must produce immediate result. If it's not immediate, it's not valid, and they stop doing it. But that's why they keep getting frustrated. They expect to plant, and reap the harvest on the same day!
HOW TO OVERCOME THOSE PROBLEMS
1. Find Out What You Are Missing
It is vital to open up to the possibility that there is something you are not doing, or not doing well; that there is something you are missing out on. When you admit that, half the problem is solved. You just need to be able to point out how to get answers to the problem even you are yet to properly diagnose.
Keep asking yourself: what can I do to be better? Ask other students you look up to too. Ask from your teachers, ask from good books. Ask from whoever you know can help you figure out the answer. If you are not doing well, do not assume that you have done all you needed to do. Seek counsel from the right sources. It helps.
2. Give The Fruit Time To Grow
The result of effort is seen overtime. It may be that you just need to give yourself more time. It's just like a growing seed: the fact that you can't find any fruit does not mean it isn't growing. The root can be growing downwards while nothing shows above the soil. This is where patience is required. Keep doing the right things even though it seems to have no immediate effect. Keep at it. The growth will compound and before long you will begin to see tremendous progress.
You don't have to get frustrated anymore. Find out what you have to do, and do it. It helps you to prepare better, and with time you will reap the reward of your diligence.
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