Jeff Bezos spent years thinking being a great student was part of who he was.
A’s came easily. He was good at math. School gave him plenty of evidence that he was good at something.
Then he started looking at his life differently.
The things he had been praised for were the things that came naturally. The parts that actually tested him were the choices to work harder, take on something unfamiliar, and put himself somewhere he might struggle.
That’s a very different way of looking at achievement.
Especially when you’ve spent your early life being rewarded for being good at things.
A’s came easily. He was good at math. School gave him plenty of evidence that he was good at something.
Then he started looking at his life differently.
The things he had been praised for were the things that came naturally. The parts that actually tested him were the choices to work harder, take on something unfamiliar, and put himself somewhere he might struggle.
That’s a very different way of looking at achievement.
Especially when you’ve spent your early life being rewarded for being good at things.
Jeff Bezos spent years thinking being a great student was part of who he was.
A’s came easily. He was good at math. School gave him plenty of evidence that he was good at something.
Then he started looking at his life differently.
The things he had been praised for were the things that came naturally. The parts that actually tested him were the choices to work harder, take on something unfamiliar, and put himself somewhere he might struggle.
That’s a very different way of looking at achievement.
Especially when you’ve spent your early life being rewarded for being good at things.