The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
You never know what motivates you.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
It's always too early to quit.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by.
Even though I'm retired for some years now I still have something positive to say to kids. And they still listen.