I hear so much whining about student loans. There are only two ways to go into debt for school: Voluntarily Fraud If someone took out loans in your name without your permission, you’re a victim of fraud and need to deal with that through the […]
Month: December 2017
Video: Failing a Class
I failed a class once. It turned out to be a key experience in my life. Watch the story: PS. This is a test for embedding a video. Update: it worked!
I want so much more for you
It’s the last day of classes! You’ve got exams, and then break. Well done. However, the most important learning of the semester hasn’t happened yet. Whether you aced it, scraped by, or failed, I want so much more for you than “I tried hard.” “I […]
Failing that class was one of the best things that ever happened to me.
36%. That was my grade going into the final exam. Not even a perfect score was enough to pass the course. And so I went to the professor to beg. “No.” But if I fail, I won’t have the prerequisite for all of the classes […]
I can’t wait for this semester to be over
… is the number one thing I hear in the halls this week. “I can’t wait for this semester to be over!” I get it. We’re all tired. A college semester is a lot like a marathon: an unrelenting hustle of effort that doesn’t really […]
Give me Legacy, not Luxury
I’ve been asked “why?” several times this week. Why did I start the Intentional Academy? Why do I wake up at 5am and work for free 2 hours every day? Legacy. When I first started, I learned an interesting lesson about #entrepreneurs. They love exotic […]
