This content was created by Lewis Howes. This content was uploaded by Lewis Howes. This is a YouTube video titled "How Michelle Obama Learned She Belonged" featuring a conversation between Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, discussing their experiences at Princeton and overcoming insecurities related to belonging and academic performance.
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For me, one of the aha moments was actually going to Princeton because I wasn't confident then. I wasn't a great test taker. I was a great grade getter, but I wasn't good on sat, So I had good grades, not great scores. So all the scores said, you don't belong at Princeton. And there were people who saw me, saw the color of my skin and said, you're aiming too high. Luckily, he went.
You were already there for two years, right? Or a year or two?
Yeah, I was there for two years. And she was. She's being nice. But what she really said was, if this dude can get in, I know I'm getting in.
Yeah, I'm part of that hip.
She is a better student than I was. I was the guy who could do well on tests, but I never studied. So my first years at Princeton, I got killed because you have to be able to study there. But my sister is studious and smart. She got frazzled on the test taken.
Imagine going to these schools, being told that you're not ready. And that was my first insecurity of thinking, well, maybe I don't belong here. And that's the world telling you that you don't belong. Even though it's like, well, all my experiences up until this point say that. Why wouldn't I belong here?
