Education is important for every individual who dreams and desires to be more than he or she is, or than he or she intends to be. Realizing the problem and understanding my situation was not the change needed. To avoid distractions and fully dedicate myself to my goals/dreams, I need to be more organized in every aspect of my life, be it work, school, and even my life outside of those areas. There have been many obstacles that I have had in the past, these concerns that affect my learning and my desire to grow mentally and emotionally are procrastination, avoidable distraction in my life, total commitment and my organizational skills. For starters, I've never really taken things seriously, whether it's a project, essays, or other long-term assignments, procrastination is where I've struggled the most. Regardless of the fact that these heavily graded assignments amounted to half my grade, just a poor last-minute apology was all I could give my patient but frustrated teachers. I was never able to actually complete most of the work I was assigned, and the homework I was able to complete was rated so low that my teacher actually thought she had made a mistake. Eventually procrastination seemed inevitable, the more trouble I got with any work I was told I would procrastinate until the last possible second of the due date. The work I would end up with would be incomplete and rushed, but getting it done saved my grade from remaining average near below average. There was no need to involve any consultants, I made sure I gave it enough effort and work to pass. The first two years of high school should have been the wake-up call, failing a first year of class was a first for me. The end result was a long lecture from my father, and not to mention a school counselor who assumed that I... halfway through the paper... concentration and procrastination were a problem, but now I realize that my overall problems are going beyond everything I say I'm going to change my work ethic but it doesn't really change anything I just do it to get it done so it doesn't come back and hit me in the face instead it does a 180 down and bites in the back. Knowing or realizing that I needed to make a change by not just deciding it but taking the steps necessary to make it happen. My #1 problem would be that my distracted mind watching TV playing video games or hanging out with my friends would take precedence over my schoolwork. Every chance I had I dropped everything I was doing. A long-term project, homework, or even take-home quizzes… from the beginning my priorities were misunderstood, trying my best to get by by simply working. But the only thing I really succeeded at was going unnoticed, and making things worse.