What is the difference between an ordinary and an extraordinary man? The successful and the failures? The winners and the losers? The rich and the poor ones? Recently, I read a book by Schwartz entitled the Magic of Thinking Big. The book explained why few men are winners and most of us are losers. While reading the book, I cannot but agree to the thesis of the author. I have observed this myself in my daily dealings with people. In the classroom, I know that many of the students simply aim to get a decent grade of 85. That is their ideal grade. Some others aim to get a passing grade. At the end of the quarter, they pray the teacher will give "consideration" for them who volunteered to keep the blackboard clean. Very few aim for the 90's. They are usually the best of the class. Some teachers call them big dreamers. That of course, is an overstatement. It is not uncommon among teachers to teach that students should get high grades in elementary to prepare themselves for hi...
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