6 Lies and Truths

If I fail this exam, I won't make it in life.
Failure can refine you. Don't let it define you.

You need to be selfish in Life to get ahead. Don't share your notes. Don't help your friends.
Life is not about you. Being a kind, decent person will pay off in more ways than you think.

I am just not smart or talented enough.
Persistence, hard work, initiative will always outweight natural talent.

If I want to be rich and successful, I must be a doctor/ engineer/ architect/ banker.
Play to your natural strengths. Stick to the stuff you love. The money - and more- will follow.

I have no due what I want to do in life. I won't get very far because I have no ambition and no plan.
Finding what you want to do is usually a process of elimination. Just do whatever you are interested in.

I must get good grades to do well in life.
Good grades make things easier. Doors open faster. But they don't guarantee anything.

Actually, I posted this on the 24th but was yet again not motivated to finish it till now. = /

If you have not heard or read about all these, I believe that you will find this very meaningful.
Even if you had, I am sure you will still find these meaningful.

Anyway, I often think that it is a great feeling to share your knowledge with others because I feel a sense of satisfaction and encouraged when people appreciate what I have taught or told them and also, it can recap my memory. It is very saddening to know that people find your “knowledge” is pure rubbish to them. Actually, I do read up on a lot of rubbish but they are very interesting to know because they may not be something which you can get in touch with in your everyday’s life. Seriously, I am still considering whether or not to take up teaching for my future career. Some people find it very funny when I told them this. =/

I am sure most people grow up in an environment where you are taught that you have to be somebody like a doctor, a lawyer, etc to call yourself a successful person. Define the word “successful” please. To me, to be successful is to have a happy family, with healthy living environment and to be a confident person and able to express myself well. Seriously or sadly, I still have a long, long way to go to achieve any of these. =/ So, what are my natural strengths? You guess?

Actually, I do know what I am interested in but I have no courage in putting them into actions. =(

I like the last one the most. Yes, who says that you have to be a top student to affirm that you will be a successful person in the future? There are cases where people who ranked at the bottom of their classes, are actually quite successful in the society now. What do you have to say about this?