By Steve Pavlina
When I started high school, I decided I was going to become a straight-A student, even though I'd never done that before. It seemed like an interesting goal to pursue as a 14-year old. Since school was the center of my life back then, I figured I might as well succeed at it.
On my first freshman English essay, I got a C+. I was a bit miffed. I thought I had done my best.
Instead of interpreting that C+ to mean that I was going to fail at my goal, I asked, "Why didn't I get an A? What would an A essay need to look like?"
Whenever I got less than an A in a class assignment, I kept asking, "What do I need to do differently to get an A?"
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