I got a 990 on my SATs and carried a 2.3 GPA in high school.
It’s a reminder you are vastly different at 30 or 40 than when you got the diploma at 18.
You can’t let your past define you.
Society “check boxes” should not determine how your life turns out.
…….. You can’t connect the dots between A+ students and “crushed it at life”.
…….. There is absolutely no correlation between Valedictorian and living a life of purpose.
Grades and Class Rank have ZERO effect on what could happen in the future.
It does not guarantee success, fulfillment or happiness.
My grades were a direct result of not doing homework and not preparing for tests. Therefore, grades suffered. That didn’t mean I wasn’t capable, it meant I wasn’t applying myself (yet).
Experiences change people.
Life evolves.
What you weren’t capable of at 18 could be exactly what drives you to do amazing things in adulthood.
You can make a dramatic shift from who you once were.
You can create the type of life that fuels and fulfills you.
No matter what age you are at.
It takes commitment.
It takes focus.
It takes time.
You are in control of creating the person you want to become.
Don’t give up in the 1st quarter when it feels like you might be behind.
There is a lot of time left on the clock.
just get started,
Brian
