Cameron HeroldFounder of the COO Alliance & Invest In Your Leaders Training

The REAL MEASURE Of Success is the PURSUIT of LEARNING!

5 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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A short monologue arguing that formal grades and GPA are not the true measure of success. The speaker (Cameron Herold) contends that what matters is the continuous pursuit of learning and excellence, choosing what to get better at, and actively engaging in learning. For students, he emphasizes participating in the broader university experience—taking interesting courses, holding jobs, joining clubs, sports, and student government—to maximize personal growth.

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Grades don't matter. We were lied to in grade school, we were lied to in high school, we were lied to in university, we were lied to. The straight A plus the 4.2, which I didn't even know existed. I thought only a 4.0 was as good as you could get. None of that actually matters. No one since you graduated university or high school has ever asked for your university transcript. What matters is the pursuit of learning around the pursuit of excellence. What matters is you deciding what you want to get better at, what you want to learn, and applying yourself towards that. And no one's ever going to ask you for that. A if you're in university or college or if you're in school. What I believe is more important is to show up and learn. Be actively engaged in learning. Be taking courses that are interesting for you that you're wanting to learn in, but also completely surround yourself with the rest of the university experience. Have jobs, hang out with others, be involved in clubs, be involved in sports, get involved in intramural student government. Really participate in the rest of the real rich university experience.