Turtle beats rabbit, again. And 3 lessons about online marketing
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End of May is usually the time for final examinations in the schools. When exams are done and test papers come in then story of turtle and rabbit come into my mind again. To explain it, I give you some examples:
Student 1: This student can easily score 90 but as the rabbit in that race he felt confident (actually very over confident) and scored only 63. He failed the test.
Student 2: He has been very weak student, actually so weak that I asked his class teacher about a year ago how was it possible that the boy was here. But over the last semester the boy started to improve - he was diligent in the class and did all his home works, and he scored 75. He beat not only the way stronger students, he also beat his own benchmarks and passed the examination. I am very happy with him.
Student 3: Top student again who usually scores 100 or very close to it. But now... maybe over confident while preparing... Then some small mistakes because she did not read the instructions carefully and the final result (even though still good) but great disappointment to her.
Student 4: Another very weak student. Very weak! Always fails the tests. But she too picked up her game, started to work hard, did her home works and... scores so well compared to her usual standards. Not only that but she got the same score that the previous, top student. Very impressive!
3 lessons I learn here:
1. I feel that in online marketing I am rather like the slow turtle, or like these very weak students in the class. But if I don't care where I am right now or where others are but focus on my own things, learn and work hard, ask help when need, then sooner or later I will see the results that will be surprise me.
2. Even though I may have natural abilities to get strong results (also in online marketing), if I take it easy, do not bother to study nor work hard then in the end of the day I will going to fail.
3. Be overconfident and you will fail too - sooner or later. It is just how life is.
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How true! Some of the smartest people don't make it. Others catch up and may surpass them.
Great story and thanks for sharing your student's progress. I also teach and never considered that story as a guideline for my students. I am going to incorporate your story into my first day get acquainted lecture. This has nothing to do with marketing but it will improve the lives of my students. Thanks for the insight.
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I love the analogy. It really resonated with me - from both having been a teacher and a life-long student
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Hello Egonsarv. That blog inspired me, thank you. My brain is not as good at absorbing IT as it was with other things and I have become a turtle. But then I have all the time in the world and I know I will get there in the end so long as I keep plugging away at it. I no longer care about rank but I will always help anyone if I can.
Thank you. If fact, I am also a turtle. Often it frustrates me to see how some others pass me in high speed hahaaa. But in my life I have seen so many fast movers not finishing their race. And if you read inspirational quotes and look around, you see that life principles are like that. It took Michale Schumacher 5 years to become a world champion with Ferrari. This year Mercedes is the strongest in F1, yet it is their 5th year in the sport. Etc, etc. It takes time and years even for the brightest of brains on our planet to succeed, so I am prepared to move in maybe slower but steady space. If we don't quit, we cannot fail :)