enJOY it

I frequently tell people that "I burned out in high school."  Which sounds a lot worse than it is.  In reality, I worked very very hard to get very good grades.  Nearly perfect grades.  And my grades got me to college.  And in college I took a breath.

For me, course grades are letters.  Significant, but not the end of the world.  I am much more concerned with the "Learning Factor."  What am I taking out of this class?  Does this lecture have a point?  How will this case study effect my future decisions?  What skills should I be using?

If I get a B, but learned how to be a better communicator, writer, thinker: Success.

In college, I have learned to let the little things slide.  To focus on the real lessons.  To prepare myself for the real world.  The world where what I do means something and grades do not.  I am not a professional student.  But I am trying to be a professional.