Negativity/Motivation

Two huge things that I haven't gone over yet is motivation and negativity. You need to stay motivated. In school, the teachers give you candy or recess to motivate you. Homeschoolers need to motivate themselves. Give yourself rewards too. The only reward I can think of is getting my work done. I think you should try giving yourself a thing that you normally wouldn't have. For instance, eating chocolate. You might say to yourself, "Hmm, if I get this question right, I will give myself a piece of candy. If I get it wrong, I will not get candy next time, even if I get it right." Then there is temptation. You might need to ask somebody to hide the candy, and check your answers for you. At the end, you get the candy. We don't use candy as a reward in our house because my mom is overly careful about what we eat. Instead, the reward is playing on the computer, or watching M.A.S.H on television.
Now, the other part of this post was about negativity. If you are always negative, no one will get along with you. My brother seems to have an illness called negativity syndrome. Don't let it happen to you! If you are negative all the time, you won't enjoy home-schooling. That is a big part of homeschooling. You need to stay focused and optimistic. But, on the other hand, if you are too happy, you will get too sure of yourself. Try to stay positive, but don't get overly sure of yourself.