A letter from May 20, 2023

Dear Tri, I am you in 5/20/2023. By now, you must be in university. I hope you're doing well. Although you've been through so much, you still have a long and rough journey ahead of you. No matter if you're happy, sad, or neutral, keep pressing on, keep fighting, keep pursuing, keep moving, stay curious, stay energetic, stay hungry. Get your master's degree if you can. Don't let all your efforts, time, money, and dreams be put to waste. Ask your teachers and friends if you need help. Call your mom if you need to blow off some steam. Always remind yourself the reasons why you're here and why you went through what you went through. Set up a strict time schedule, stay organized, be timely, finish your work far ahead of time, be consistent, and always carefully plan ahead. Stay focused, motivated, hardworking, proactive, diligent, persistent, driven. This is your only chance, don't mess it up. You're half-way through, all you need to do is to finish the race. Never be distracted by irrelevant things or people who don't want you to succeed. Don't think that because people are mad at you they don't want you to be happy. Distract yourself from distractions by focusing solely on studying and your purpose. If you are already actively doing or following all of these rules, then congratulations, you are on the pathway for success. Once this is all over, you'll have a great life ahead of you. Everything will be worth it. "I don't stop when I'm tired. I stop when I'm done." "There is no better way to grow as a person than to do everyday something you hate." "When you are driven, whatever is in front of you will get destroyed." "Don't rise to the level of your expectation. Fall to the level of your training." - David Goggins - Sincerely, Tri (from 3 years ago)