Great Without Work

“The first major conclusion is that nobody is great without work.” ( Colvin, 2016) Colvin stated that in What it Takes to be Great. I am able to apply this statement to my academic experience. I have never been someone who puts too much work into school, and because of that I saw the results when I started college. After my first semester I saw 3 Fs and 1 D on my transcript, I put most of my time into my social life, and barely any into my academic life. With that I knew a changed needed to be made, and still after coming back home and attending a community college in Connecticut I was not focused to do the best I could do because, I still was not putting the work into my studies. Finally after taking a year off, and working at a daycare I
figured out a way to manage my time, and knew that to be a successful student I needed to put more time than the average student because, I needed to be better than the average student. The best people in any field are those who devote the most hours to what the researchers call "deliberate practice." ( Colvin, 2016). I have the least amount of free time that I have ever experience in my life. Between my school, work and family obligations but, I have now realized that anytime I have a free moment I am doing my school work because, that has now become the priority for me to become the best student that I know I can be. “Consistency is crucial” I have learned after one bad grade not to give up, or give less work. That just means that I need to work just as hard, and be consistant in the amount of time that I give into preparing for my future.