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The Easier Path Isn’t Always The Right One To Take

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One story that I heard has always stuck in my mind, and since I recently finished my last final exam of the year, I remembered the same story yet again.

The story does involve a final exam. The students were given the exam, but it was given to them face down. It was a big packet just like any exam would be. The teacher told his students not to flip the exam packet face up at all.

The teacher then does something that most teachers would not do. He tells his students that they can leave the room, not take the exam, and end up with a B. There were a lot of people who left the room probably because they didn’t study or just wanted to enjoy the summer.

The few remaining students who are in the room get nervous, and when the teacher asks again if anyone else wants a B, one of the students leaves.

The teacher asks for a final time if anyone wants to leave and get a B, but no one gets up. Everyone remains seated and ready to take the exam, which is still face down.

The teacher finally tells his students to flip the exam face-up so they can begin. On the front of the exam, the first page of the exam says, “Congratulations. You have just aced the exam.”

You don’t ace the exam just by showing up. Anyone can show up and then leave at a given notice. You ace the exam by answering the questions correctly and believing that you can get the A. Showing up is only half of the battle. Actually wanting to stay is the other half.

It is sticking with your ideas and not taking the easier path that will allow you to be very successful instead of being like everyone else.

What We Learn From Final Exams

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Thank goodness for scheduling blog posts. Right now, I am taking my Latin final exam, and I will have 3 to go after that. I have been studying for all of my subjects this entire weekend, and I will continue to study for the entire week until Thursday (then school is over). The way final exams are taken can be a lesson for business owners.

Final exams require a student to recall everything he or she has learned for the entire school year (in some cases such as mine, the second semester). Either way, that is a lot of information to learn within a short period of time. The more information you learn in a short amount of time, the better you will be able to do on the final exam.

The final exam forces you to cram in everything and hope to get a good result. Although most businesses owners aren’t recalling everything they know on a weekend, taking final exams will teach you how to learn more information quicker within a shorter period of time. By recalling and learning more information, you will be able to learn and remember more things for your business as well. I have been able to remember every Twitter tip that can help with getting more followers, and by the end of the summer, you can expect a book from me about being successful on Twitter.

By taking final exams, we are also forced out of our comfort zone. Students do better in some subjects than in others. However, the final exams require a student to recall and learn information on every subject. By being forced to do something we may not like in the beginning, we are able to excel in it and move forward.

Final exams can either be the best way to learn or a horror depending on the student. The more you learn or learned from taking endterms, the more information you will be able to recall and learn for your business.