hey everyone and welcome to top think today we're going to learn about YC students are
more successful than a students now let's begin number one innovative thinking many of the most
successful people didn't stand because of their fantastic grades or because of their prestigious
degrees they made a name for themselves by thinking differently by pioneering an idea
that brought something new to the table this is one huge reason why C students are more successful
than a students they're more innovative thinkers they may not excel at writing essays taking notes
during lectures or memorizing information from a textbook but that's because the average student
doesn't always fit the cookie cutter mold of what a smart person looks like instead they're more
creative and inventive they learn to be clever in a way that school could never teach you that's why
innovative thinking is such an incredibly common trait among the top 1% of successful people some
of them attended respected universities and earned expensive degrees but for other successful people
school didn't really do much for them to get where they are today they used their creative
problem-solving and their active imagination their innovative brain carried them to the top
of the socio-economic food chain so don't let anyone tell you that good grades are the only
way to find success the real secret has nothing to do with what letters are on your transcript number
two fearless risk takers C students are not afraid to take risks they're not intimidated by failure
or worried about looking bad because they don't expect everything to go perfectly that's where
many straight-a students fall short for over a decade they've learned one thing working hard will
get you anything you want if you do everything you're supposed to do then success will always
follow but that's not how real life works you can try your absolute artists you can pour your blood
sweat and tears into a project and it can still fail miserably in fact you might spend years
failing at the same thing over and over again but see students don't mind the ups and downs
while a great student might give up after their first rough patch an average student knows what
it means to struggle they know how to persevere through hardship and bad luck so when life knocks
them down see students are usually the first ones to get back up number three resume dependent some
of the best students let their grades define them instead of searching for their own passions these
students let their achievements replace their entire personality it's almost like their whole
life becomes one big resume and everything they do they do to make themselves look better on paper
this resume dependent mindset affects everything their job their friends and even their lifestyle
because they're always thinking about how other people see them back in school they
were rewarded for being as impressive as possible after graduation whether they like it or not that
mentality will stick around on the other hand see students don't care as much about impressing
the rest of the world they're not worried about other people's expectations because no one was
expecting as many amazing things from them their parents and teachers probably weren't telling
them to go to Ivy League schools or that they're destined for lifelong success so they learned how
to satisfy themselves before anyone else and in the long run that's what every successful person
should be doing number four means to an end in the mind of a straight-a student education
may seem like the end-all be-all it feels like an essential stepping stone toward your future
but many average students think school is just a means to an end people like Bill Gates and
Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of college for that exact reason they realized that school wasn't
automatically going to make them successful in retrospect they of graduating they could have
handled the workload but by spending more time in class or doing homework they were holding
themselves back yeah I know it sounds weird to say but school was a waste of their time so they
quit gates and Zuckerberg poured themselves into their passion projects and they found success by
having faith in their own ability many other average students and dropouts have followed in
their footsteps leaving school to pursue success on their own they took that leap and left their
education behind they bet everything on themselves and for many of them it actually worked number-5
following the rules school is full of rules bells tell you in to eat schedules tell you where to
go and teachers tell you what to learn so it's no surprise that straight-a students are great
at following the rules in fact they thrive in strict and disciplined environments above average
students do what they're told and rarely question Authority which can get them pretty far in life
but it can also slow them down if you spend your whole life walking on the beaten path then you'll
never discover what's waiting for you out there in the wilderness and that's exactly what average
students do they don't mind breaking the rules they don't like being bossed around or trapped
inside a box sometimes that makes these students rebellious and hard to control but on your path
towards success that's a good thing they're often some of the boldest and bravest achievers because
they don't follow anyone's rules but their own number six superiority complex no one is entitled
to success it doesn't matter how long you work how smart you are or how much money you've invested
success is something that you have to fight and earn for yourself the problem is many above
average students think success is just another part of their lives you finish college you get
a graduate degree and then you become incredibly successful in their mind it's that easy but in
reality success is never so straightforward which is why many of these a students don't know what
to do next life doesn't turn out how they planned their future doesn't go the way that they expected
and that leaves them feeling angry and confused because deep down many a students think that doing
well in school means that you deserve something more that getting good grades makes you more
worthy of success but that kind of ego is only going to get in your way that's why C students
are more likely to be successful than a students they don't have that academic ego they don't think
they deserve success more than anybody which helps them climb even higher number seven discovering
purpose since average students aren't defined by their grades they often find purpose in other
ways many of the most artistic people throughout history have struggled in school because their
aspirations didn't fit inside the classroom visionaries like Walt Disney Charles Dickens
and Benjamin Franklin all dropped out of school at an early age but each one still left behind a
legacy that the world will never forget the truth is discovering your purpose is something you have
to do alone school can show you what's out there it can give you a taste of what the world has to
offer but you need to dream those big dreams for yourself if you aspire to create something
special it really doesn't matter what your test scores are number eight driven by hardship if you
are a middle-of-the-pack student you know what it's like to watch others pass you by you're
no stranger to people lowering their expectations maybe someone told you that you're not good enough
or smart enough to be successful but that hardship only makes you stronger it's another reason why C
students are ultimately more successful than a students unlike above-average students who sit
comfortably at the top C students want to climb up that hierarchy in other words having a lower
status pushes them to excel it challenges them to surpass all the people who made them feel low or
powerless with a little self-control and a good work ethic that can be an incredible source of
motivation many successful people have launched their entire careers off the simple desire to
prove people wrong so don't fight it embrace that passion and write it all the way to the top then
everyone will know exactly how capable you really are number 9 naturally stubborn average students
tend to be a lot more stubborn they're more independent they'll act out on their own and
they'll give a greater effort to stand out from the crowd because they're ultimately too stubborn
to compromise on anything whether it's a business idea or a small change to their style C students
believe it's my way or the highway sometimes a stubborn attitude can be destructive in school
and in the workplace flexibility is a valuable skill but more often than not stubbornness will
work to your advantage because being stubborn means you have a vision you have a clear idea
of what you want you don't make sacrifices and you don't take no for an answer but most importantly
stubbornness keeps your eye on the prize no matter how many people try to drag you down on your path
towards success dozens of people will condemn you and tell you that you're a failure and the only
way to persevere through all that criticism is to be as stubborn as you can hey thank you for
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