Being surrounded

Surrounding yourself with people or establishing your own environment can help motivate the unmotivated.  The other day I went to a restaurant by myself, got a drink, put in my headphones, and simply sat and read my textbook.  Was this the best reading environment they taught us we should have when we were younger? Probably not.  Did people walk past me and wonder why I was reading? Probably.  Did people walk past me and thing, well that's a good idea.  I hope so.  I decided to look past what people might think and put myself in a position that would motivate me to read 3 chapters about how to teach reading.  I went somewhere I wanted to be, surrounded by people who may have been where I am, or who might aspire to be doing what I am doing someday.  People are our greatest supporters and motivators.