Excuses, what's yours?

Excuses are like assholes, everybody has one. I've chosen to lead an excuse-less life. Any "reason" I have for not doing something I should do or something I said I was going to do is forever and always known as an excuse in my book. Just woke up a half hour ago and want to spend my morning trying to motivate some of you to keep moving forward. I'm currently taking 6 classes in college, working 20-25 hours a week, and workout a ridiculous amount. Here's a little something crazy...

I have a log of ALL of my workouts, sets & repetitions, and how many miles I've run during that day or workout. I lift weights, heavy lifting. Turns out, since March 1st, I've worked out on 25 separate occasions and have not taken a single day off this month. Oh, I'm also trying to get STRAIGHT A's! Doing pretty well at it so far too, 7 weeks into the semester.

Why?

My father was never around in my life, he worked nights and always slept during the day. Haven't seen my mother since I was 10. My father is a drug addict and didn't graduate high school until he was 26 (he dropped out and went back to get his diploma). He was never there for me a highly neglected me as a child. He one told me "Josh, I'm the poster child of what you should not be. Don't grow up to be like me." So, I've taken a tremendous load on my plate and I'm determined to take care of as much as I possibly can, to push my self TO THE LIMIT.

In my world, there are no excuses. Only cowards use excuses in my world.

ADHD and me.

Hello everybody. As I've stated in earlier posts, I did not do too well in high school. I graduated with a 1.81 academic GPA (2.17 weighted with Physical Education which was football). I did not have any skills as a student, I didn't know where to begin going into college. On top of not having any foundation study skills, I have to work 20-30 hours a week while going to college to pay my bills. I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was about 9 years old and took medication until I was about 11 or 12. The pills helped me stay focused as a child but the side effects weren't ideal. I hadn't taken medication until I got a pill from a friend in the middle of my 2nd year in college. I knew I was a smart kid but I could never focus...

I would study before and after work but my mind would always drift off somewhere else or I would get physically distracted by something. There was very little time to procrastinate if I wanted to be a successful college student, I scheduled an appointment to get tested for ADHD again to receive the medication. Now, this is something that's been on my mind for quite a while. I feel, because I take this medication, that I'm almost cheating. I don't particularly believe in pharmaceutical/prescription drugs but I want to be the best I possibly can.

I wake up every morning with a pill that "magically" gives me the boost I need to start my day as well as the focus I need to push through my early classes. I've always thought back to a certain thought process that I had when I was a young teen, "You gotta do what you gotta do to get where you gotta get."

Whatever you need to do to reach your goals, do it. I feel guilty all the time because I wish EVERYBODY had this pill prescribed because it's such a good thing for studying and school, but I guess I "need" it because I have ADHD which I've also thought is a b*** sh** diagnosis/disease. Just thought I'd share my thoughts on ADHD, I know a lot of people are diagnosed with it every year and I don't know if others feel the same way as me. Have a great day! :]