Let me set the stage for you.

I am in a counseling program and my classmates and I are meeting, for the first time. and it's the middle of the term. My motivation to study is waning. I don't want to study but need to. I hope I can get by with the minimum but I am cheating myself and those I will assist in the future.

How or what can you say to help me get over this hump. and get over to the other side?

I have to travel about 1100 miles to the site and I need to get things done. but I can't get the feeling of I'm not good enough out of my head.