Q: Usually before devoting time to any specific endeavor, we tend to make short- and long-term goals. Remember to keep your goals realistic, that way you wont be disheartened if you don't reach them. That doesn't mean you can't push and challenge yourself though, if you don't challenge yourself, then it's not really a goal. If you start to lose sight of your goals, then you may be less motivated than if you were always checking to see how much closer you are getting throughout the whole process. Keeping track of your goals and checking your progress can help keep you motivated day in and day out. Everyone needs to see how they are keeping up with their goals if they want to stay motivated. If you see that you are on track or even excelling every time you check your progress, you will be motivated and happy that you are getting there. If you see that you are lagging on your goals, it may be the kick start you need to help get you back on track. This could be as simple as a bowl of ice cream after a long, hard week of working out or as rewarding as a trip to the spa for all your hard work. Whatever rewards will keep you going are the ones you should be giving yourself. Sometimes even the most determined people get overwhelmed. You may be burning yourself out, and a much-needed break might be just what you need. If it is a fitness goal, maybe take a three- or four-day rest instead of your normal one or two-day rest. If it is at school, don't try to do all your work in one sitting, but stretch it out over the course of the day or week, if possible. Everyone falls short sometimes. If you fail to meet your goals for the week, take it as a lesson. Try to complete your next target before time, so that you can use the saved time to complete the pending work. This way you stay right on schedule even if you have taken a hit. It's not always about how hard you hit, but how well you can take a hard hit and keep moving on. Don't dwell on failure; just accept it as a human occurrence, and continue working towards your goals. Everyone deserves a great pep talk every once in a while. Stay elevated by watching YouTube videos of inspirational moments so you can suddenly feel a new sense of motivation to keep striving. Here are just a few example of easily-found inspirational media: Mary Schmich's famous "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" speech. Almost any Hollywood sports movie. Much rap music - "rags to riches" is a common lyrical theme. Historical stories of bravery or courage (see: Jack Churchill, Audie Murphy, etc.)
A: Remind yourself of your goals. Make weekly checkpoints to track your progress. Make sure to reward yourself every time you achieve your weekly goals. Give yourself breaks. Don't be too hard on yourself. Watch and read motivational stories or speeches.

Article: Together as a class, come up with a list of at least 10 simple nouns paired with verbs representing a possible action. Then, ask your students to create possible sentences using the noun/verb pairings along with an adverb. Write these sentence options up on the board for all to see. For example, for a pairing of rabbit/hop, a sentence might look like, "A rabbit hops hurriedly." This is an exercise that is suitable for all levels. For beginner students, start out the list with a few examples that they can mirror. You should get a number of different sentence suggestions for each pairing. That is part of the exercise. It shows how adverbs of manner can define a sentence. For example, for a pairing of dog/bark, a sentence might look like, "A dog barks loudly." Or, "A dog barks excitedly." Ask your students to create a list of adverbs that end with "-wards." Then, get them to construct sentences using this directional adverbs and write these up on the board. It's helpful if you have students create sentences that show actions that follow these adverbs and those that do not work with these adverbs. For example, a student might say, "A shooting star falls downwards." If a student tries to use the word "towards," you'll need to explain that that is a preposition. Because this exercise requires a wide-ranging vocabulary, it is better suited for moderate- or advanced-level students. " Go from student to student asking each of them a question starting with, "How long?" One of the rules of this game is that each student must answer this question starting with the adverb of time "for." Then, they state a particular length of time. To mix it up, ask questions from both the past and present. For example, you might ask, "How long have you been in school?" Your students could answer, "For 5 years." This is great exercise for beginner students, as it eases them into an understanding of adverb importance. Start at one corner of your classroom and slowly walk around the room. Ask your students to be quiet during this time. Then, go to the board and write, "The teacher walked," in large letters. Ask your students to tell you how, when, and where you walked. Record their responses on the board. Go through and circle the adverbs. They'll find that they just provided a number of adverbs very quickly. All levels of students can benefit from this teaching exercise. Get your students to come up with a list of adjectives. Then, work your way down the list as a class. Look for adverbs that can be transformed into adverbs by adding "-ly" on to the end. For example, your students might transform the word "loud" into "loudly."
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Create a noun/action manner list with your students. Work on adverbs of place via sentence construction. Practice time adverbs by asking "How long? Play a walk-around adverb game. Ask students to transform adjectives into adverbs.

Q: Shake the bottle well. Squirt a small amount of white, foaming shaving cream on the stain. Gently massage the shaving cream into the stain with a clean rag or towel. Do not be too rough. Blot the shaving cream off with a clean paper towel. Do not rub, just dab it gently. Let it dry for at least 24 hours. Use a soft cloth to rub a small amount of leather conditioner into the affected area. This will help restore the leather's texture. Let it dry again.
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Apply the shaving cream. Rub it in. Wipe it off. Condition the leather.