From a Fail to an A+ in 1 Semester
Written on Thursday, February 9th, 2006 by Christian Stephens :: 1 comments to this post
OK, I know that’s a big claim but let me tell you how I did it…
I failed the mid-year chemistry exam in year 1 but at the end of the year, I was top of my class with an A+. How?
Firstly, instead of saying, ‘I’m no good at chemistry, why bother, may as well drop it all together,’ like many others, I was determined to change! I made myself believe I could do very well and I didn’t let myself have any doubts. If you have that vision of yourself succeeding you tend do whatever it takes to achieve it. So for the 2nd semester I paid attention in class, did all the homework, always asked my teacher when I didn’t understand something, went to a revision lecture, did practice exams etc… and it paid off!
You might say, ‘But what does that have to do with attitude?’ Well, I wouldn’t have made that extra effort to do any of the above things if I didn’t believe 100% that I could do it!
This powerful question also motivated me to get off my backside;
How much do I expect of myself?
My decision to actually do something about chemistry was a result of asking myself this question. I wasn’t happy with my mark and I expected more of myself.
Oh, by the way, none of this is about bragging or showing off. I have no interest in doing that. I tell you so that you can see what’s possible and apply it to your own life.
So, don’t let previous low marks discourage you!
In retrospect, I think failing the mid-year Chemistry exam in year 11 was the BEST thing that happened to me; it made me more determined!
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December 30th, 2007 at 6:29 am
this thing happened to me before and did the same thing too.. i think trusting and believing in urself makes u more motivated and encouraged u to prove not just to everybody but also to urself that u can do it..
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