You are a high school student, and for some reason you're not
inspired to do your best work. In fact, the only reason you even
work as hard as you do may be due to a fear of punishment from
authority figures. You've noticed other students that seem to be
focused, but you don't know how they do it. You have interests, but
nothing that keeps your attention for long, or relates to a path
where you will enjoy personal achievement one day. You may have
talked with teachers, counselors, other students, and parents about
your future, but nothing seems to click. What do you do? Where do
you go to find your path? How do you find a path? Is there even a
path for everyone? You may wonder, why can't you just pick
something, and have it inspire you so that you enjoy learning? Why
do some seem to have it so easy? Over half the students I work with
are sitting high school just "floating" along until something,
anything, catches their attention. Many take the default path and
pick college, or the military thinking this "experience" will solve
their dilemma. This isn't because they are bad kids, stupid, can't
do the work, or don't care. These high school students want to be
inspired to do great things and have a successful life, but don't
know how. I, too, was a "floater." With grades and SAT scores in
hand, I would sit and watch the students that knew what they wanted
to do and pick those paths with confidence. I knew early that a job
wasn't going to be the ultimate living strategy unless I was able
to use all of my talents and do great things. I had great teachers
and coaches in high school who constantly challenged me; the
problem was that I knew they would be gone the moment I moved my
tassel from right to left. What the hell was I going to do with my
life? As a person who has sat through two college graduations
asking, "What am I going to do now?" I can honestly tell you, it
isn't a great feeling. Once I finally jumped from the "job" ship
and really worked to forge my own path, I learned a real smack in
the face lesson; I had wasted time. What did I waste time doing? I
wasted time not developing the skills that would transfer to any
path of success I chose. Once I jumped the "job" ship, I had to
learn a whole new set of personal characteristics and skills in
order to achieve my dreams. In Learning Curve: How to Prepare for
Success When You Don't Know Where Your Life is Going, I share my
story, and then a list of characteristics each student can develop
before success happens, so that when they find their passion, these
skills will be a part of their character, and the transition toward
success will be easier, faster, and more rewarding. Over time,
these characteristics will become stronger as they are practiced
with intent to find the path that is right for you. Your "WHY"
should be based on the life you desire. By waiting until you know
exactly what you want to do to develop these characteristics, you
waste valuable resources, such as time and money, and may not be
able to make up the ground when you finally are "inspired." This
results in missing valuable experience and opportunities while
adding unwanted confusion and frustration to life. By developing
the right personal characteristics, you will have a greater chance
of grabbing that opportunity that is important to the success you
desire as it starts to reveal itself. If your "WHY" in life is to
be happy, achieve personal defined success, and wake up many days
knowing you are making a difference in this world, then you should
read this book. As you complete the chapter, work to answer the
follow-up questions that are at the end of each characteristic.
Don't worry if you can't answer them all at once, you are a work in
progress. Follow Pierce Brunson on Google+, @piercebrunson on
Twitter, Pierce Brunson on Facebook, www.piercebrunson.com,
www.beingofvalue.com, www.fireflyeventphotography.com,
www.piercebrunsonphotography.com
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