The teenager wasn’t exactly beaming as he told his mom how he performed on his most recent chemistry test.
But he wasn’t pouting, either.
“How did you do?” she asked brightly.
“I got a high fail on my chemistry test,” to which he added, “And that’s a move in the right direction!”
The kid’s a natural optimist, what can you do?
His last score was a “low” fail, so to be precise, he’s correct.
He is moving in the right direction, however at this glacial pace, he won’t graduate from high school until the year, 2048.
Mention this to him and he’ll probably reply, “You’re right, but time is on my side!”
There are countless kids who are sweating over earning an A-minus or a B-plus because it could keep them out of the Ivy League hunt. They have therapists who are adept at swathing their psychic wounds, and they overeat, over-worry, and obsess.
He doesn’t "over" anything; least of all lose sleep over a quiz scheduled for the next day.
While his over-achieving peers are applying to countless colleges, he’ll be lucky to wake up on time to take his SAT’s.
But here’s the rub.
If he just squeaks by in school, graduating somehow, and then he attends a junior come-one, come-all college, he can then transfer to a four-year school, earn that degree, and no one will be the wiser.
Including him.
But, don’t dismiss his prospects. If this kid can stay positive in the face of adversity, come what may, he’ll probably do just fine in life.
Dr. Gary S. Goodman, President of www.Customersatisfaction.com, is a popular keynote speaker, management consultant, and seminar leader and the best-selling author of 12 books, including Reach Out & Sell Someone® and Monitoring, Measuring & Managing Customer Service, and the audio program, “The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable,” published by Nightingale-Conant. A Ph.D. from USC's Annenberg School, a Loyola lawyer, and an MBA from the Peter F. Drucker School at Claremont Graduate University, Gary offers programs through UCLA Extension and numerous universities, trade associations, and other organizations in the United States and abroad. Headquartered in Glendale, California, he can be reached at (818) 243-7338 or at: gary@customersatisfaction.com.
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