One of the most important and most challenging things is focus and commitment for students in college or university. A college degree takes time—you know, like four years—to earn and during this time there are going to be a lot of distractions and days where you just don’t feel like doing it anymore.

If you are serious about a better future for yourself, you have to stay focused on the future you are building and committed to the hard work today needed to earn it.

Focus and commitment for students mean beating procrastination and developing the best habits. These habits are what will keep you going when motivation eludes you. And you should count on motivation disappearing at some point and coming back again. It isn’t a constant, but our habits, focus, and commitment to a degree are.

Find some inspiring words here as well as strategies to help boost your overall focus and commitment as a college or university student.