steady pace

This week I had the chance to visit many of my student peers' websites. I was impressed by many of them. Professional design and a thoughtful foundation was what impressed me the most.
But I also noticed quite a few that hadn't given too much thought about the actual goal of their site, to the design, or even the correct spelling and proper sentence structure.
This reminded me how grateful I am that I had a fantastic example in my wife when she went back to school 7 years ago and diligently worked on her assignments, often late into the night.
When I started BYU-I's program, I attempted to follow her example, but without much conviction. I paid the price in quite a few classes, not receiving the grade I wanted a few times, but more importantly spending all my weekend trying to catch up with reading, assignments, essays, and tests. In retrospect I realize though that my own experiences and my wife's example created just the perfect environment for me to learn that a steady pace wins the race. I am still sometimes unprepared, but all in all I feel much more confident in my studies and fulfilling my assignments in a timely fashion.