Inspiring Quote
"In order to pass the test, first you must take the test."
This is printed on my keychain. It is the only keychain I carry. It is a constant reminder that although fear my show it's head that is no reason to quit.
Unlike some people, I loved school. I wasn't at the very top of the class, but I did well. Most of the kids were really nice, teachers were cool for the most part, and I was good at school. I could test well and "behave" to please the adults...and it was the one place I felt myself.
As such, seing life as a classroom is a metaphor that works for me. (If seeing it as a dance, or an adventure, or a trip works better for you, by all means go with that.) Of course, if life is a classroom, there will be tests. If you don't take a test in school you get a score of 0. That is very hard to bring up when averaging scores. If you take a test, anything below a 60/100 is failing. However if you fail a test you learn where you are weak so you can study, you may be able to get a retake, and if nothing else, it is easier to average up.
In life we are often presented with many kinds of tests. Some are easy and we hardly realize it was a test. Others are so big that we build up tremendous amounts of fear around it, before the test actually arrives!
Read the following as if you wrote it.
If I try I might fail.
If I don't try, I did fail.
Most importantly, if I take the test I might pass.
Perhaps even with flying colors!
This is printed on my keychain. It is the only keychain I carry. It is a constant reminder that although fear my show it's head that is no reason to quit.
Unlike some people, I loved school. I wasn't at the very top of the class, but I did well. Most of the kids were really nice, teachers were cool for the most part, and I was good at school. I could test well and "behave" to please the adults...and it was the one place I felt myself.
As such, seing life as a classroom is a metaphor that works for me. (If seeing it as a dance, or an adventure, or a trip works better for you, by all means go with that.) Of course, if life is a classroom, there will be tests. If you don't take a test in school you get a score of 0. That is very hard to bring up when averaging scores. If you take a test, anything below a 60/100 is failing. However if you fail a test you learn where you are weak so you can study, you may be able to get a retake, and if nothing else, it is easier to average up.
In life we are often presented with many kinds of tests. Some are easy and we hardly realize it was a test. Others are so big that we build up tremendous amounts of fear around it, before the test actually arrives!
Read the following as if you wrote it.
If I try I might fail.
If I don't try, I did fail.
Most importantly, if I take the test I might pass.
Perhaps even with flying colors!
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