Self | Life Lessons
An Average IQ Person’s Guide to Success
You can become great when your talent is strikingly average.
Smart people fail for many reasons that don’t involve laziness. They don’t network. They act like jerks. They stop learning. They’re disorganized. They’re arrogant. I could go on.
Meanwhile, most highly successful people aren’t exceptional humans. Don’t let that VP title fool you. They weren’t winning any Math Bowls. But they had other skills.
My girlfriend and I were discussing a mutual friend, who is trying to go into her field (academia) and work for her directly. She was expressing her many concerns about his level of motivation and ability.
Finally, I said, “Laura, I mean, I think we both like the guy. He’s a good person. But let’s be honest, he’s not particularly smart, and he’s not very motivated. You need to have at least one of those things to have a shot.”
If you aren’t willing to work at least a little bit hard, stop reading now.
Bridge your gaps
One of my clients is an Asian-American woman who was a C student in high school. She wasn’t a slacker either. She studied hard.
