Sorry Mr. Entrepreneur. You didn’t get a “C” in English Lit because you’re a non-conformist who is too creative to be held down by the teacher’s “rules.” Either you were too disorganized to handle the mentally-taxing workload, or, you just didn’t care, or, worse, the material was just too much for you.

Interesting you should use that example. I failed 12th grade English.Not because I was disorganized, felt mentally taxed, didn’t care, or was over-burdened. In fact, I got A’s on all of my assignments. No, I failed because the teacher didn’t like that I disagreed with teaching style, his philosophy, and his chosen subject matter. All my classmates were shocked. I went to the head school counselor (dean), and he said that in the end the teacher doesn’t need to give me a grade based on my performance on tasks, but on his opinion.

I am the non-conformist “Mr. Entrepreneur”, I work hard and smart, and those who know me wonder at my workload, and how I come up and am able to execute so many ideas.

Good thing I didn’t rack up debt by going to college, otherwise I would have to take that corporate job, and conform like the rest.