staying focused, positive attitude

The last month of a semester is always the most difficult. It is the time of the most concentrated amount of work, where you apply all the skills you have been learning into a few, large assignments. We are now approaching that last month time period that is “crunch time”, and I am starting to feel the “crunch”. In order to get past this stressful period, I need to stay on top of everything. No procrastination, no excuses, no distractions. I just need to bear down and get the work done.
Probably the biggest obstacle in my way, or that could contribute to slipping grades would be the distractions that I have at my house. When I am sitting down and trying to finish, or get started on an assignment, I find myself putting it off by turning on the TV, or going into my room and listening to records, or playing my bass, or going to hang out with my friends. If I want to succeed this semester, I have to overcome this lack of focus, and I need to start ASAP.
Another thing that I can do to prevent my grades from slipping during this last month of school is to avoid procrastinating. At times, especially when I need to start a boring or diffiuclt assignment, I find myself putting it off “until tomorrow” or “in a couple of hours”. This constant moving of the deadline could possibly be detrimental to my grades, and could add stress onto an already stressful time of semester.
The last thing I can do to prevent from bad grades is to stop giving myself excuses. Sometimes when an assignment is more difficult, or requires more effort than usual, sometimes I tend to get a bad attitude and tell myself that the assignment is “stupid” and that it “doesn’t matter”. This type of attitude is very damaging not only to my grades, but also to my attitude of other assignments and school in general. In order to prevent from obtaining a stagnant, negative attitude, I just need to stay positive whenever possible and maintain a strong, positive outlook on school and life in general.
If I can do these three main things, I feel like I can have another successful semester. I just need to stay focused and have a positive outlook on life in general.