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Originally Posted by davidthefat
I always have been a very brilliant guy, but never the model student.
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My blunt advice: Job 1 is shaking the notion that you are brilliant. Never entertain that thought again.
In some narrow sense you are likely to have lucked into scoring above average in some measurements; but if that was all it took to be brilliant, you would not have started this thread.
Spend some time in honest reflection about the differences between the abilities and successes you want to attain, and the abilities you currently have. By your own admission those current abilities aren't getting you where you want to go. Apparently they are nice to have, but not a magic wand. It's time to cultivate some new abilities.
My Fraternity asks its members to pay the price of success through honest effort. That is sound advice, particularly when the honest effort is focused on goals that are not seen through rose-colored glasses.
For me getting good grades was never a mystery. I sometimes didn't like the process, and I often wished for a different process, but deep down I knew what the process and price were. Search out the root causes by digging deeper than superficial appearances, and change what needs to be changed.
Blake
And I'm sure I speak for most if not all of CD when I say: "How can we help you do that?" - EricH [more] 
16-11-2010, 07:54
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