I always hustled to make money and pay for school. I was never afraid of hard work.
Only true love can fuel the hard work that awaits you.
I have prevented my kids from watching MTV at home. It's not safe for kids.
Travel is the best and probably cheapest graduate school you can buy.
There's almost nothing that distracts you from your day-to-day problems more than a trip. You're totally consumed in the present, you've got new sense impressions, you've got all this stuff to digest.
Travel early and travel often. Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially.