You must know the story of the elephant at the circus, right?
In case you don’t, here’s what happens. When elephants are very young, they put a rope around their legs, drive a stake into the ground, and then tie the other end of the rope to the stake. The little elephant is not strong enough to pull the stake out and is thus held somewhat in place.
Once the elephant grows, it could easily pull the stake out, but doesn’t. It learned a long time ago that it couldn’t do it, so now it doesn’t bother.
Now, this may not be true, but it does illustrate a point. Your 3rd-grade teacher may have told you that you couldn’t read very well. Does that matter now? Not if you’ve grown at all (and I hope you have).
I’m not good at math (You’re lazy and haven’t tried for years).
I’m not good at taking tests (No one ever taught you how and you haven’t practiced).
I’m not good at giving speeches (No one ever taught you how and you haven’t practiced).
I’m not good at surgery (No one ever taught you how and you haven’t practiced).
I’m not good at studying (No one ever taught you how and you haven’t practiced).
I can’t remember names (No one ever taught you how and you haven’t practiced).
You could probably be good at all of these things if someone taught you how and you practiced.
What limiting belief can you overcome with a little knowledge?
Together, we can change a lot of that nonsense. We can turn you into a good test taker, a good interviewer, all of it.
Let’s go!
Physician Assistant Exam Scholars
Brian Wallace
