During my junior year, I had a history teacher I really admired. He was strict, didn’t believe in multiple choice tests or group work and his class was a hard one.
Right when the school year began –most teachers assigned taking home a syllabus, he assigned a 7 page paper due that week.
The average score on his test was a 70% and that’s after 4 hours of study.
Students dropped his class like flies.
I wanted to– but my mom convinced me otherwise.
Sure enough, that one teacher and his one class changed everything for me. It was hard, took dedication– but throughout the school year I improved.
My only goal became to get an A in his class, but by learning how to learn for his assignments– success spread over to other areas.
That year I had a 4.0 GPA. Even math (a usual struggle) became easy. I felt good about myself, not because I enjoyed studying or doing all that work– but because I could trust myself to take on difficulty and work.
So naturally, when recruits from a high school/college program came looking for students– I signed up.
And so, I found myself in college for my senior year of high school.
A little different this year, having remnants of my newfound ability to learn but unchecked needs for popularity, I went all out.
Here, I played.
I was popular, had my groups, took massive risks… and rather than study– I created.
If there was any chapter throughout my entire childhood that was awesome and worth reliving– it was this one, no question. That year I was Rockstar, and not a single day felt like work.
The combination of these 2 years is how I intend to live the rest of my life.
There are things that demand dedication, and it’s medicinal to do so. For me, this is muay thai. As my junior year shows, just one area of total dedication will positively infect all other aspects of your life.
That creation period from senior year– that’s what I want from my career. I want to constantly play and innovate, come up with fun projects and build with my team.
These 2 years are all I ever needed to understand what creates fulfillment.
Now I finally do.
Total commitment to the present. Total submission to your path.
No fantasizing, no wishing for a different life.
BE here, now, and fully.
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