Ever since I was in 2nd grade I had always been a slow reader
Kids would be 3-4 books in and I’m still trying to finish the 1st one
So my school would pull me aside and take me to a “private tutor” so I could catch up a bit more on my reading level
It was always like that
Fast forward then to high-school I was placed in the lowest classes that required extra English work
My SATS lowest scores were always English and I had to take it 3 times
THAT was my reality, because I was placed in lower classes I always just felt stupid, my friends would joke about it, but I always felt like I had a chip on my shoulder because of those guys constantly making jokes
Sophmore year of highschool I decided I’m getting out of these lower classes because I knew was smarter than the rank I was at
It technically didn’t make sense my colleges wouldn’t care my rank they would just care about my grades at the end of
But I KNEW I had more in me, I knew I was smarter than the classes I was taking
So I GRINDED every single day for better grades
Staying late, doing extra credit, never missing homework assignments, I did whatever it took
And I eventually was able to move up to the next rank of classes which was rarely ever done in school history but I was on a mission
Sometimes your weakness can become your strong point
I was never the “smartest”, I could never memorize things like the kids with higher grades
So to compensate I put THE most work out of everyone in my classes to get my grades
And now that’s transferred over to everything i do, I will never naturally have any ability but if you put me in any environment, it may take me longer but eventually I will catch up to you
And be careful might get further past you
Men stop thinking all these things people have, mansions, money, six-packs, was just handed to people
I never made a single excuse getting out of those classes and I really could care less if people had more talent than me
HARD WORK will eventually beat talent if talent stops working ;)
Use that weakness you have as your strength
